Definition of board

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Board (n.) The side of a ship.

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Mouldboard :: Mouldboard (n.) A follow board.
Harmoniphon :: Harmoniphon (n.) An obsolete wind instrument with a keyboard, in which the sound, which resembled the oboe, was produced by the vibration of thin metallic plates, acted upon by blowing through a tube..
Tongue :: Tongue (n.) A projection on the side, as of a board, which fits into a groove..
Krooman :: Krooman (n.) One of a negro tribe of Liberia and the adjacent coast, whose members are much employed on shipboard..
Lapstrake :: Lapstrake (a.) Made with boards whose edges lap one over another; clinker-built; -- said of boats.
Carton :: Carton (n.) Pasteboard for paper boxes; also, a pasteboard box..
Slidegroat :: Slidegroat (n.) The game of shovelboard.
Pavesade :: Pavesade (n.) A canvas screen, formerly sometimes extended along the side of a vessel in a naval engagement, to conceal from the enemy the operations on board..
Bilbo :: Bilbo (n.) A long bar or bolt of iron with sliding shackles, and a lock at the end, to confine the feet of prisoners or offenders, esp. on board of ships..
Seabord :: Seabord (n. & a.) See Seaboard.
Fasten :: Fasten (a.) To cause to hold together or to something else; to attach or unite firmly; to cause to cleave to something , or to cleave together, by any means; as, to fasten boards together with nails or cords; to fasten anything in our thoughts..
Riddle :: Riddle (n.) A board having a row of pins, set zigzag, between which wire is drawn to straighten it..
Boarding :: Boarding (n.) The act of entering a ship, whether with a hostile or a friendly purpose..
Log-chip :: Log-chip (n.) A thin, flat piece of board in the form of a quadrant of a circle attached to the log line; -- called also log-ship. See 2d Log, n., 2..
Reembarkation :: Reembarkation (n.) A putting, or going, on board a vessel again..
Marron :: Marron (a.) A paper or pasteboard box or shell, wound about with strong twine, filled with an explosive, and ignited with a fuse, -- used to make a noise like a cannon..
Footboard :: Footboard (n.) The foot-rest of a coachman's box.
Block :: Block (n.) To secure or support by means of blocks; to secure, as two boards at their angles of intersection, by pieces of wood glued to each..
Key :: Key (n.) The last board of a floor when laid down.
Overboard :: Overboard (adv.) Over the side of a ship; hence, from on board of a ship, into the water; as, to fall overboard..
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