Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barge board

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.49 in modern English

Syllables: barge board
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A board fastened to the projecting gables of a roof to protect and hide other timbers.

Etymology

Probably from Medieval Latin bargus (“a scaffold”).

Word Breakdown

Root: bargus

Inflected Forms

barge boards (plural) bargeboard (alternative)

Synonyms

gableboard vergeboard

Questions

What does barge board mean?: A board fastened to the projecting gables of a roof to protect and hide other timbers.
Where does barge board come from?: Probably from Medieval Latin bargus (“a scaffold”).

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