barge board

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably from Medieval Latin bargus (“a scaffold”).

Noun[edit]

barge board (plural barge boards)

A board fastened to the projecting gables of a roof to protect and hide other timbers.

Alternative forms[edit]

bargeboard

Translations[edit]

A board fastened to the projecting gables of a building

Finnish: otsalauta, tuulilauta, päätyräystäslauta
Maori: māhihi, maihi
Swedish: vindskiva (sv) c, vindskida c

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