Phrase guide

barge board

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gableboard, vergeboard

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: vindskede — A board fastened to the projecting gables of a building
  • Finnish: päätylauta — A board fastened to the projecting gables of a building
  • Finnish: tuulilauta — A board fastened to the projecting gables of a building
  • Finnish: päätyräystäslauta — A board fastened to the projecting gables of a building
  • German: Ortgang — A board fastened to the projecting gables of a building
  • Māori: māhihi — A board fastened to the projecting gables of a building
  • Māori: maihi — A board fastened to the projecting gables of a building
  • Swedish: vindskiva — A board fastened to the projecting gables of a building
  • Swedish: vindskida — A board fastened to the projecting gables of a building