barge board

See also: bargeboard

English

Etymology

Probably from Medieval Latin bargus (“a scaffold”).

Noun

barge board (plural barge boards)

1. A board fastened to the projecting gables of a roof to protect and hide other timbers.

Alternative forms

• bargeboard

Translations

A board fastened to the projecting gables of a building

• Finnish: otsalauta (fi), tuulilauta, päätyräystäslauta
• Maori: māhihi, maihi
• Swedish: vindskiva (sv) c, vindskida c