"bear board" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bear boards [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bear board (plural bear boards)
  1. A thin piece of wood impaled with nails or screws used to deter bears from entering a human structure such as a cabin or tent by placing them at an entrance or otherwise attaching them to the structure. Related terms: bed of nails
    Sense id: en-bear_board-en-noun-E0jghM1R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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