# barge board

> English word · Noun

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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