garboard

(gärˈbôrdˌ, -bōrdˌ)

noun

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

Origin:

Origin: Obsolete Dutch gaarboord

Origin: : possibly Dutch gaar, cooked, done (from Middle Dutch gaer)

Origin: + Dutch boord, board (from Middle Dutch boort)

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