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BARGE-BOARD

\bˈɑːd͡ʒbˈɔːd], \bˈɑːd‍ʒbˈɔːd], \b_ˈɑː_dʒ_b_ˈɔː_d]\

Definitions of BARGE-BOARD

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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barj'-b[=o]rd, n. a board extending along the edge of the gable of a house to cover the rafters and keep out the rain. [The barge here may be conn. with Low L. bargus, a gallows.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

n. A board placed at the gable of a building to hide the horizontal timbers of the roof.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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