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trailboard

trail·board
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [treyl-bawrd, -bohrd]
    • /ˈtreɪlˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [treyl-bawrd, -bohrd]
    • /ˈtreɪlˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/

Definition of trailboard word

  • noun trailboard an ornamented board extending on each side of the bow of a vessel from a figurehead or the like to abaft the hawse. 1

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Origin of trailboard

First appearance:

before 1695
One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1695-1705; trail + board

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Parts of speech for Trailboard

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

trailboard popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

trailboard usage trend in Literature

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