water boardn.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtə ˌbɔːd/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdər ˌbɔrd/,

/ˈwɑdər ˌbɔrd/

Forms: see water n. and board n. Also with capital initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., board n.

Etymology: < water n. + board n.

a. A piece of wood, sometimes ornamental, placed along a gable, roof edge, etc., to protect a building from rain. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > wall of building > [noun] > structures for throwing off rainwater

water board1372

water table1428

water tabling1520

weatherboard1568

weather-spar1632

throat1736

weathering1739

creasing1823

weather-table1839

dashboard1881

watershed1886

waterboarding1927

1372 Manorial Documents in Mod. Philol. (1936) 34 52 (MED) Waterbord.

1420–1 Foreign Accts. 8 Henry V (P.R.O.: E 364/54) m. 4/2 Et in diuersis pecijs Maeremij Bord[is] vocatis Waynescotbord[is] Waterbord [is] Shipbord[is] [etc.].

1477–9 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 85 To a Carpynter, for his labour, a principall post & a watir borde, xx d.

1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 210/2 Deliquiæ,..water boords, or weather bordes: gutters whereinto the house eaues doe drop.

1761 Maryland Gaz. in C. R. Lounsbury Illustr. Gloss. Early Southern Archit. & Landscape (1994) 399 [The church is to have a] 24 Feet Pitch from the Water Board, and 2 1/2 feet from the Surface of the Earth, to the Water Board.

1893 F. M. Sprague Socialism v. 229 Corner boards, clapboards, water boards, piazza posts.., indeed, every piece of wood required in the construction of the house, comes gotten out by machinery.

1918 Jrnl. Internat. Garden Club Sept. 431 Bricks, shingles, waterboards, and casings.

b. Nautical. A wooden board used to protect a vessel from waves or spray. Now historical and rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > devices to protect ship from weather > board to keep water out

set board1512

waist-board1627

washboard1753

water board1758

weatherboard1772

wash-strake1809

splash-board1907

1758 Public Advertiser 12 Oct. 4/2 Lost, a Coat and Badge,..one Pair of Oars, one Pair of Skulls, one Tilt, two Burthens, one Water Board, one Anchor, one Mast, Sail and Sprit Sail.

1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Bardis, water boards or weather-boards.

1815 W. Burney Falconer's New Universal Dict. Marine (rev. ed.) Water-Boards or Weather-Boards of a boat, are large boards used to keep out the waves or spray of the sea.

1855 C. de Reynold Reynold's Code 41/1 Water-boards,—Bulk head,—Cofferdam.

1994 W. M. O'Leary Tancook Schooners ii. 104 Their dark green topsides were combined with white exterior coamings (or waterboards) and cabin sides.

†2. A sideboard for water to be served at meals. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > sideboard > [noun] > other sideboards

water board1474

livery cupboard1571

cellaret1786

server1908

1474 in Coll. Ordinances Royal Househ. (1790) *32 If any man come to late to mattyns..he shall sytt at the water boarde, and have nothinge unto his dynner but breade and water.

3. With capital initials. An administrative body which oversees the supply of water to a town, district, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > types of body or spec. bodies > [noun] > board > types of board

water board1842

water authority1872

river board1877

1842 Boston Courier 17 Oct. He was suitably replied to by John L. Lawrence, Esq., President of the new Croton Water Board.

1888 Pop. Sci. Monthly Jan. 374 For a period of thirty-three years..a record has been kept by the Detroit Water Board of the daily fluctuations in the level of the river.

1902 Daily Chron. 18 Jan. 6/1 The full title of Mr. Long's promised measure is ‘A Bill for establishing a Water Board to manage the supply of water within London and certain adjoining districts’.

1948 G. Frost Flying Squad vi. 73 At that instant a Water Board man appeared with his long key, opened a trap in the road, and started to ‘turn the street round’.

2013 Carrick Times (Nexis) 4 Nov. He told the man that he was from the Water Board and asked if he could enter the house to check the water.

4. Originally U.S. A board or bench on which a person is restrained during waterboarding (waterboarding n. 2); the use of such a board. Also attributive, as water-board torture.

ΚΠ

1976 Newsweek 22 Mar. 31/1 Upon capture the ‘POWs’ are roughed up and given their first taste of the dread water board: they are strapped head down onto an inclined board, with a towel placed over their faces and cold water poured onto it. They choke, gag, retch and gurgle.

1986 W. Blum CIA: Forgotten Hist. xix. 141 A torture device called the ‘water board’: the subject strapped head down on to an inclined board, a towel placed over his face, and cold water poured over the towel.

1991 Capital (Annapolis, Maryland) 27 July a6/5 The recruitment ads for the armed forces evoke images of computers and camaraderie and not the ‘water board torture’ and the ‘jack-up drill’.

2005 Irish Times (Nexis) 7 Dec. 10 He was..handcuffed and strapped, feet up, to a water board until after 31 seconds he begged for mercy and began to co-operate.

2009 C. Dickey Securing the City i. 76 To keep a suspect standing and sleepless for days at a time..would have been more excruciating than the waterboard.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	water board
释义	water boardn. Brit. /ˈwɔːtə ˌbɔːd/, U.S. /ˈwɔdər ˌbɔrd/, /ˈwɑdər ˌbɔrd/ Forms: see water n. and board n. Also with capital initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., board n. Etymology: < water n. + board n. 1. a. A piece of wood, sometimes ornamental, placed along a gable, roof edge, etc., to protect a building from rain. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > wall of building > [noun] > structures for throwing off rainwater water board1372 water table1428 water tabling1520 weatherboard1568 weather-spar1632 throat1736 weathering1739 creasing1823 weather-table1839 dashboard1881 watershed1886 waterboarding1927 1372 Manorial Documents in Mod. Philol. (1936) 34 52 (MED) Waterbord. 1420–1 Foreign Accts. 8 Henry V (P.R.O.: E 364/54) m. 4/2 Et in diuersis pecijs Maeremij Bord[is] vocatis Waynescotbord[is] Waterbord [is] Shipbord[is] [etc.]. 1477–9 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 85 To a Carpynter, for his labour, a principall post & a watir borde, xx d. 1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 210/2 Deliquiæ,..water boords, or weather bordes: gutters whereinto the house eaues doe drop. 1761 Maryland Gaz. in C. R. Lounsbury Illustr. Gloss. Early Southern Archit. & Landscape (1994) 399 [The church is to have a] 24 Feet Pitch from the Water Board, and 2 1/2 feet from the Surface of the Earth, to the Water Board. 1893 F. M. Sprague Socialism v. 229 Corner boards, clapboards, water boards, piazza posts.., indeed, every piece of wood required in the construction of the house, comes gotten out by machinery. 1918 Jrnl. Internat. Garden Club Sept. 431 Bricks, shingles, waterboards, and casings. b. Nautical. A wooden board used to protect a vessel from waves or spray. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > devices to protect ship from weather > board to keep water out set board1512 waist-board1627 washboard1753 water board1758 weatherboard1772 wash-strake1809 splash-board1907 1758 Public Advertiser 12 Oct. 4/2 Lost, a Coat and Badge,..one Pair of Oars, one Pair of Skulls, one Tilt, two Burthens, one Water Board, one Anchor, one Mast, Sail and Sprit Sail. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Bardis, water boards or weather-boards. 1815 W. Burney Falconer's New Universal Dict. Marine (rev. ed.) Water-Boards or Weather-Boards of a boat, are large boards used to keep out the waves or spray of the sea. 1855 C. de Reynold Reynold's Code 41/1 Water-boards,—Bulk head,—Cofferdam. 1994 W. M. O'Leary Tancook Schooners ii. 104 Their dark green topsides were combined with white exterior coamings (or waterboards) and cabin sides. †2. A sideboard for water to be served at meals. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > sideboard > [noun] > other sideboards water board1474 livery cupboard1571 cellaret1786 server1908 1474 in Coll. Ordinances Royal Househ. (1790) 32 If any man come to late to mattyns..he shall sytt at the water boarde, and have nothinge unto his dynner but breade and water. 3. With capital initials. An administrative body which oversees the supply of water to a town, district, etc. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > types of body or spec. bodies > [noun] > board > types of board water board1842 water authority1872 river board1877 1842 Boston Courier* 17 Oct. He was suitably replied to by John L. Lawrence, Esq., President of the new Croton Water Board. 1888 Pop. Sci. Monthly Jan. 374 For a period of thirty-three years..a record has been kept by the Detroit Water Board of the daily fluctuations in the level of the river. 1902 Daily Chron. 18 Jan. 6/1 The full title of Mr. Long's promised measure is ‘A Bill for establishing a Water Board to manage the supply of water within London and certain adjoining districts’. 1948 G. Frost Flying Squad vi. 73 At that instant a Water Board man appeared with his long key, opened a trap in the road, and started to ‘turn the street round’. 2013 Carrick Times (Nexis) 4 Nov. He told the man that he was from the Water Board and asked if he could enter the house to check the water. 4. Originally U.S. A board or bench on which a person is restrained during waterboarding (waterboarding n. 2); the use of such a board. Also attributive, as water-board torture. ΚΠ 1976 Newsweek 22 Mar. 31/1 Upon capture the ‘POWs’ are roughed up and given their first taste of the dread water board: they are strapped head down onto an inclined board, with a towel placed over their faces and cold water poured onto it. They choke, gag, retch and gurgle. 1986 W. Blum CIA: Forgotten Hist. xix. 141 A torture device called the ‘water board’: the subject strapped head down on to an inclined board, a towel placed over his face, and cold water poured over the towel. 1991 Capital (Annapolis, Maryland) 27 July a6/5 The recruitment ads for the armed forces evoke images of computers and camaraderie and not the ‘water board torture’ and the ‘jack-up drill’. 2005 Irish Times (Nexis) 7 Dec. 10 He was..handcuffed and strapped, feet up, to a water board until after 31 seconds he begged for mercy and began to co-operate. 2009 C. Dickey Securing the City i. 76 To keep a suspect standing and sleepless for days at a time..would have been more excruciating than the waterboard. 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