Associations to the word «Garboard»
Wiktionary
GARBOARD, noun. (nautical) The board on a boat which attaches to the keel running fore and aft along the bottom.
Dictionary definition
GARBOARD, noun. The first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden ship.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.