garboard

/ˌgɑrˈbɔərd/
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Other forms: garboards

Definitions of garboard
  1. noun
    the first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden ship
    synonyms: garboard plank, garboard strake
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    type of:
    strake, wale
    thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship
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