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Word: Garboard
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century: from Dutch gaarboord, perhaps from garen ‘gather’ + boord ‘board’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɡɑːbɔːd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the first range of planks or plates laid on a ship's bottom next to the keel.
Short Definition:first range of planks or plates laid on ship's bottom next to keel
Variant Forms:
- garboard strake
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