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daggerboard

[dag-er-bawrd, -bohrd]

dag·ger·board

[dag-er-bawrd, -bohrd]
noun Nautical.
a removable board on a small sailboat, typically of small dimension fore and aft, lowered into the water through a trunk to serve as a keel.
Compare centerboard.


Origin:
dagger + board
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Daggerboard is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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daggerboard (ˈdæɡəˌbɔːd)
 
n
Compare centreboard a light bladelike board inserted into the water through a slot in the keel of a boat to reduce keeling and leeway

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