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daggerboard

noun

Etymology

From dagger + board, from its shape.

  1. derived from *bʰers-✻ — “tip, top”
  2. inherited from *burdą✻ — “board, plank; edge; table”
  3. inherited from *bord✻
  4. inherited from bord
  5. inherited from boord
  6. compounded as daggerboard — “dagger + board”

Definitions

  1. A retractable centreboard that slides out to act as a keel.

    • Route the bitter end of the cunningham through the hole in the daggerboard and secure it with a figure 8 knot. This keeps the daggerboard in the hull in case of a capsize.
    • Push the boat the rest of the way into the water and insert the daggerboard.

  2. One of many decorative boards that form a valance for a canopy, particularly on older…

    One of many decorative boards that form a valance for a canopy, particularly on older railway stations.

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