Garboard
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The board on a boat which attaches to the keel running fore and aft along the bottom.
"The garboard strakes are generally of American elm, and it is best that the planking above should be of American elm or oak to within a foot or so of the load water-line, and teak above to the covering board or deck edge."
- 2 the first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden ship wordnet
Example
More examples"The garboard strakes are generally of American elm, and it is best that the planking above should be of American elm or oak to within a foot or so of the load water-line, and teak above to the covering board or deck edge."
Etymology
From Dutch gaarboord, equivalent to gather + board.
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