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A piece of timber sawed thin, and of considerable length and
breadth as compared with the thickness, -- used for building, etc. |
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A table to put food upon. |
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Hence: What is served on a table as food; stated meals;
provision; entertainment; -- usually as furnished for pay; as, to work
for one's board; the price of board. |
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A table at which a council or court is held. Hence: A
council, convened for business, or any authorized assembly or meeting,
public or private; a number of persons appointed or elected to sit in
council for the management or direction of some public or private
business or trust; as, the Board of Admiralty; a board of trade; a
board of directors, trustees, commissioners, etc. |
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A square or oblong piece of thin wood or other material used
for some special purpose, as, a molding board; a board or surface
painted or arranged for a game; as, a chessboard; a backgammon board. |
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Paper made thick and stiff like a board, for book covers,
etc.; pasteboard; as, to bind a book in boards. |
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The stage in a theater; as, to go upon the boards, to enter
upon the theatrical profession. |
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The border or side of anything. |
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The side of a ship. |
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The stretch which a ship makes in one tack. |
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To cover with boards or boarding; as, to board a house. |
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To go on board of, or enter, as a ship, whether in a hostile
or a friendly way. |
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To enter, as a railway car. |
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To furnish with regular meals, or with meals and lodgings,
for compensation; to supply with daily meals. |
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To place at board, for compensation; as, to board one's
horse at a livery stable. |
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To obtain meals, or meals and lodgings, statedly for
compensation; as, he boards at the hotel. |
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To approach; to accost; to address; hence, to woo. |
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