malthoid Austral. and N.Z.
(ˈmælθɔɪd)
[f. maltha + -oid.]
The proprietary name of a bituminous material made from wood fibre and used as a roof- or floor-covering or for covering other surfaces.
| 1936 Patent Office Jrnl. (N.Z.) 3 Dec. 367/1 Malthoid. Pabco Products (Australia), Limited... Paints, varnishes, coatings, and paint compounds, [etc.]. 1959 Numbers IX. 9 The malthoid roof. 1960 B. Crump Good Keen Man 76 When all the boards were on [the hut] we covered the whole structure with malthoid and tacked it into place. 1960 J. Fingleton Four Chukkas to Austral. 7 An odd sort of trial upon a malthoid pitch. |