"barge board" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: barge boards [plural]
Etymology: Probably from Medieval Latin bargus (“a scaffold”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ML.|bargus||a scaffold}} Medieval Latin bargus (“a scaffold”) Head templates: {{en-noun|head=barge board}} barge board (plural barge boards)
  1. A board fastened to the projecting gables of a roof to protect and hide other timbers. Synonyms: bargeboard Translations (A board fastened to the projecting gables of a building): otsalauta (Finnish), tuulilauta (Finnish), päätyräystäslauta (Finnish), māhihi (Maori), maihi (Maori), vindskiva [common-gender] (Swedish), vindskida [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-barge_board-en-noun-kFzMuLBy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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