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mitch-board Naut.|ˈmɪtʃbɔəd|
[? f. mitch = miche n.2 + board n.]
A support for a boom, yard, etc., when not in use.
1883E. W. H. Holdsworth Sea Fisheries 58 The mast of these Yarmouth luggers..is supported about the middle by a broad upright piece of wood called a ‘mitch-board’. 1887Hall Caine Deemster (1888) 65 Davy jumped on deck, took a lantern, and fixed it to the top of the mitch-board. 1894R. Leighton Wreck Golden Fleece 18 The crutch of the mitch-board. |