Associations to the word «Tailboard»

Wiktionary

TAILBOARD, noun. A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading; a tailgate.

Dictionary definition

TAILBOARD, noun. A gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading.

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.
William Butler Yeats