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Word: Bargeboard
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from mid 16th-century barge- (used in architectural terms relating to the gable of a building), perhaps from medieval Latin bargus ‘gallows’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbɑːdʒbɔːd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a board, typically an ornamental one, fixed to the gable end of a roof to hide the ends of the roof timbers.
Short Definition:board fixed to gable end of roof
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