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- noun Plural form of
garboard .
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Examples
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He ripped out fathom after fathom of fresh caulking in the garboards, making assurance doubly sure, by thrusting his knife-blade clear through the seam in a dozen places.
Gold Out of Celebes Aylward Edward Dingle
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I know she's ripped out clear up to the garboards and probably hogged, and I can hardly wait to make sure.
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And each pair of strips is cut to fit and lie in its proper place without strain, no two pairs being alike, but each pair, from garboards to upper streak, having easy, natural form for its destined position.
Woodcraft George Washington Sears 1855
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