BARGEBOARD


Meaning of BARGEBOARD in English

/ ˈbɑːdʒbɔːd; NAmE ˈbɑːrdʒbɔːrd/ noun

a board that is fixed to the end of a roof to hide the ends of the wooden roof beams

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from mid 16th-cent. barge- (used in architectural terms relating to the gable of a building), perhaps from medieval Latin bargus gallows.

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