duckboard

Etymology
Possibly a metaphorical use of a name for a board connecting a duck hutch to a yard.

Noun

 * 1) One of a long series of boards laid from side to side as a path across wet or muddy ground; normally used in plural.
 * 2) Wooden, low walkway or short part of a path with one or more planks, logs, or boards laid after each other lengthwise, often two planks wide; also called bog board, bog bridge, or puncheon.
 * 3) A panel of wooden slats typically lain on a concrete floor in a workshop. Compliance of slats arranged in two crossed layers reduces fatigue for a person operating a machine tool or working at a bench.
 * 1) A panel of wooden slats typically lain on a concrete floor in a workshop. Compliance of slats arranged in two crossed layers reduces fatigue for a person operating a machine tool or working at a bench.

Translations

 * Finnish: pitkospuu
 * German: ,
 * Turkish: tahta patika