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gar·board  (gärbôrd, -brd)

n.

The first range or strake of planks laid next to a ship's keel.

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[Obsolete Dutch gaarboord : possibly Dutch gaar, cooked, done (from Middle Dutch gaer) + Dutch boord, board (from Middle Dutch boort).]

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garboard [ˈgɑːˌbɔːd]

n

(Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical the bottommost plank of a vessel's hull Also called garboard plank garboard strake

[from Dutch gaarboord, probably from Middle Dutch gaderen to gather + boord board]

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garboard - the first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden ship garboard plank, garboard strake strake, wale - thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship