Meanings
nounbarge board (plural barge boards)
plural barge boards · alternative bargeboard
- A board fastened to the projecting gables of a roof to protect and hide other timbers.
Synonyms: gableboard, vergeboard
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA board fastened to the projecting gables of a roof to protect and hide other timbers.
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Origin
- Medieval Latinbargus“a scaffold”
- Englishbarge board
Probably from Medieval Latin bargus (“a scaffold”).
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Danish vindskede
- vindskedeA board fastened to the projecting gables of a building
Finnish päätylauta, tuulilauta
- päätylautaA board fastened to the projecting gables of a building
- tuulilautaA board fastened to the projecting gables of a building
- päätyräystäslautaA board fastened to the projecting gables of a building
German Ortgang
- OrtgangA board fastened to the projecting gables of a building
Māori māhihi, maihi
- māhihiA board fastened to the projecting gables of a building
- maihiA board fastened to the projecting gables of a building
Swedish vindskiva, vindskida
- vindskivaA board fastened to the projecting gables of a building
- vindskidaA board fastened to the projecting gables of a building
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