leeboard

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leeboard

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From Middle English lebord, leburd, probably from Old Norse *hléborð, equivalent to lee + board. Cognate with Icelandic hléborð.

noun leeboards

countable A board, or frame of planks, lowered over the side of a sailboat to lessen its leeway. […] on the port side a sofa bed was put up and fitted with a leeboard. On the starboard side a short seat with a folding cot above, which folded […]
countable, uncommon, uncountable Port, larboard (the side of a ship opposite starboard). Even in complete reversals from starboard to leeboard in a high sea, no shocks, either electrical or mechanical, could be observed.

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@misc{leeboard_2026,
  title = {leeboard},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leeboard},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}