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Waney :: Waney (n.) A sharp or uneven edge on a board that is cut from a log not perfectly squared, or that is made in the process of squaring. See Wany, a..

Jubilee :: "Jubilee (n.) The joyful commemoration held on the fiftieth anniversary of any event; as, the jubilee of Queen Victoria's reign; the jubilee of the American Board of Missions..

Buffet :: Buffet (n.) A cupboard or set of shelves, either movable or fixed at one side of a room, for the display of plate, china, etc., a sideboard..

Embarkation :: Embarkation (n.) The act of putting or going on board of a vessel; as, the embarkation of troops..

Rabbet :: Rabbet (v. t.) To unite the edges of, as boards, etc., in a rabbet joint..

Keep :: Keep (v. t.) To supply with necessaries of life; to entertain; as, to keep boarders..

Brettice :: Brettice (n.) The wooden boarding used in supporting the roofs and walls of coal mines. See Brattice.

Boarding :: Boarding (n.) The act of supplying, or the state of being supplied, with regular or specified meals, or with meals and lodgings, for pay..

Deal :: Deal (n.) The division of a piece of timber made by sawing; a board or plank; particularly, a board or plank of fir or pine above seven inches in width, and exceeding six feet in length. If narrower than this, it is called a batten; if shorter, a deal end..

Overboard :: Overboard (adv.) Over the side of a ship; hence, from on board of a ship, into the water; as, to fall overboard..

Backboard :: Backboard (n.) A thin stuff used for the backs of framed pictures, mirrors, etc..

Tongue :: Tongue (v. t.) To join means of a tongue and grove; as, to tongue boards together..

Elbowboard :: Elbowboard (n.) The base of a window casing, on which the elbows may rest..

Sweep :: Sweep (n.) In the game of casino, a pairing or combining of all the cards on the board, and so removing them all; in whist, the winning of all the tricks (thirteen) in a hand; a slam..

Double-ripper :: Double-ripper (n.) A kind of coasting sled, made of two sleds fastened together with a board, one before the other..

Weighboard :: Weighboard (n.) Clay intersecting a vein.

Chessboard :: Chessboard (n.) The board used in the game of chess, having eight rows of alternate light and dark squares, eight in each row. See Checkerboard..

Davit :: Davit (n.) A spar formerly used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the sides of the ship; -- called also the fish davit..

Seaboard :: Seaboard (a.) Bordering upon, or being near, the sea; seaside; seacoast; as, a seaboard town..

Pinnywinkles :: Pinnywinkles (n. pl.) An instrument of torture, consisting of a board with holes into which the fingers were pressed, and fastened with pegs..

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