westerboardn.adv.

Brit.

/ˈwɛstəbɔːd/, U.S.

/ˈwɛstərˌbɔrd/

Forms: see wester adj. and board n.

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

Etymology: < wester adj. + board n. Compare slightly earlier easterboard n.

Nautical. Now archaic and rare.

The area on the western side or to the west of a ship. Also as adv.: from the west. Cf. easterboard n.

ΚΠ

1635 L. Foxe North-west Fox sig. V2^v This morning clocke 4 he weighed and stood away..having a swelling Sea out of the Westerboard, the water waxed deepe from 30 to 50 fath.

1661 T. Allin Jrnl. 17 Aug. (1939) (modernized text) I. 47 Huge rolling sea out of the westerboard.

1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World iv. 81 But the Winds hanging in the westerbord, and blowing hard, oft put us by our Topsails; so that we could not fetch it.

1946 C. Oman Nelson ii. 37 He was beginning to notice with regret that the wind hung so much westerboard. It must hinder the sailing of the Grand Fleet.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	westerboard
释义	westerboardn.adv. Brit. /ˈwɛstəbɔːd/, U.S. /ˈwɛstərˌbɔrd/ Forms: see wester adj. and board n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: wester adj., board n. Etymology: < wester adj. + board n. Compare slightly earlier easterboard n. Nautical. Now archaic and rare. The area on the western side or to the west of a ship. Also as adv.: from the west. Cf. easterboard n. ΚΠ 1635 L. Foxe North-west Fox sig. V2^v This morning clocke 4 he weighed and stood away..having a swelling Sea out of the Westerboard, the water waxed deepe from 30 to 50 fath. 1661 T. Allin Jrnl. 17 Aug. (1939) (modernized text) I. 47 Huge rolling sea out of the westerboard. 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World iv. 81 But the Winds hanging in the westerbord, and blowing hard, oft put us by our Topsails; so that we could not fetch it. 1946 C. Oman Nelson ii. 37 He was beginning to notice with regret that the wind hung so much westerboard. It must hinder the sailing of the Grand Fleet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adv.1635
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