shiplapPronunciation: /ˈʃɪplap/Definition of shiplap verb [with object] fit (boards) together by halving so that each overlaps the one below: (as adjective shiplapped)shiplapped pine used as facing for the first floor noun [mass noun] boards which have been shiplapped, typically used for cladding: shingles rest on roofing paper laid on shiplap [count noun, usually as modifier] a joint between boards made by halving:a shiplap jointshiplap in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of shiplap in the US English dictionary