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–noun

a board, often carved, hanging from the projecting end of a sloping roof.

Also called vergeboard.

[Origin: 1825–35; barge (of obscure orig.) + board

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barge·board Audio Help (bärj'bôrd', -bōrd') Pronunciation Key
n. A board, often ornately carved, attached along the projecting edge of a pitched roof in front of a gable.

[Origin unknown.]

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Bargeboard

Barge"board`\, n. [Perh. corrup. of vergeboard; or cf. LL. bargus a kind of gallows.] A vergeboard.

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Bargeboard

Barge"course`\, n. [See Bargeboard.] (Arch.) A part of the tiling which projects beyond the principal rafters, in buildings where there is a gable. --Gwilt.

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Bargeboard

Parge"board`\, n. See Bargeboard.

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