bord

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noun

The coalface parallel to the natural fissures.

Less commonFirst used 11th–17th c.Scrabble 7
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Meanings

bord1

nounbord (plural bords)

plural bords · alternative bourde

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of board.First known use 11th–17th c.

    A jenkin is then carried up the pillar alongside the old bords […]

    1898, Herbert William Hughes, A Text-book of Coal-mining, page 154
  2. obsoleteObsolete form of bourd.First known use 14th–17th c.

bord2

nounbord (plural bords)

plural bords

  1. businessThe coalface parallel to the natural fissures.

Origin

bord · noun

See board.

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bord · noun

From board, which is also a less common variant of bord; probably from the former practice of laying boards in mine passageways to form a relatively smooth surface along which the coal was dragged in sledges.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

brod
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APA

bord. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bord

MLA

“bord.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bord. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bord,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bord.

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