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A board, placed on or before a shop, office, etc., on which ssome notice is given, as the name of a firm, of a business, or the like.

A board sliding in grooves.

A sounding-board. To many a row of pipes the sound-board breathes. Milton.

A thin board which propagates the sound in a piano, in a violin, and in some other musical instruments.

ing by a mud or water from the horse's heels; -- in the United States commonly called dashboard.

See Dashboard, n., 2 (b).

An elastic board, secured at the ends, or at one end, often by elastic supports, used in performing feats of agility or in exercising.

That side of a vessel which is one of the right hand of a person who stands on board facing the bow; -- opposed to Ant: larboard, or Ant: port.

A place into which rubbish is put. [Written also stowbord.]

Pasteboard made of pulp of straw.

Same as Stringpiece.

The board at the rear end of a cart or wagon, which can be removed or let down, for convenience in loading or unloading.

See Tread, n., 5.

Under the board, or table; hence, secretly; unfairly; underhand. See the Note under Aboveboard.

ing roof (see Verge, n., 4), and in position parallel to the gable wall. Called also bargeboard.

A fluted, or ribbed, board on which clothes are rubbed in washing them.

See Washboard, 3.

A board set up to windward in a boat, to keep out water. Ham. Nav. Encyc.

To nail boards upon so as to lap one over another, in order to exclude rain, snow, etc. Gwilt.

A clapboard or feather-edged board used in weatherboarding.