| Board (board) |
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| n. | (b rd) |
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| Board |
| [OE. bord, AS.
bord board, shipboard; akin to bred plank, Icel.
borð board, side of a ship, Goth. ftu-baurd
footstool, D. bord board, G. brett, bort. See def. 8.
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A piece of timber sawed thin, and of
considerable length and breadth as compared with the thickness, -- used for
building, etc.
A table to put food upon.
Hence: What is served on a table as food; stated
meals; provision; entertainment; -- usually as furnished for pay; as, to
work for one's board; the price of board.
A table at which a council or court is held.
Hence: A council, convened for business, or any authorized assembly or
meeting, public or private; a number of persons appointed or elected to sit
in council for the management or direction of some public or private
business or trust; as, the Board of Admiralty; a board of
trade; a board of directors, trustees, commissioners, etc.
A square or oblong piece of thin wood or other
material used for some special purpose, as, a molding board; a board
or surface painted or arranged for a game; as, a chessboard; a
backgammon board.
Paper made thick and stiff like a board, for
book covers, etc.; pasteboard; as, to bind a book in
boards.
The stage in a theater; as, to go
upon the boards, to enter upon the theatrical profession.
The border or side of
anything.
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To cover with boards or boarding] as, to
board a house.
To go on board of, or enter, as a ship, whether
in a hostile or a friendly way.
To enter, as a railway car.
To furnish with regular meals, or with meals and
lodgings, for compensation; to supply with daily meals.
To place at board, for compensation; as, to
board one's horse at a livery stable.
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| Board (board) |
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| v. i. | ((?)) |
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| Board |
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To obtain meals, or
meals and lodgings, statedly for compensation; as, he boards at the
hotel.
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To approach; to accost; to
address; hence, to woo.
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