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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

noun
a removable centerboard on a small sailboat that can be lowered into the water to serve as a keel 
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