tailboard

[ teyl-bawrd, -bohrd ]

/ ˈteɪlˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

the tailgate, especially of a wagon or truck.

Also called endgate.

Origin of tailboard

First recorded in 1795–1805; tail¹ + board

Words nearby tailboard

taikonaut, tail, tailback, tailband, tail between one's legs, with one's, tailboard, tailbone, tail bud, tail coat, tail cone, tail covert

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Example sentences from the Web for tailboard

Veronica, supported by assorted bedding, made herself comfortable upon the tailboard.
They and I|Jerome K. Jerome
With a sudden spring from the tailboard of the wagon Bruce Gilhooley reached the yoke, fiercely goading the oxen onward.
Who Crosses Storm Mountain?|Charles Egbert Craddock (AKA Mary Noailles Murfree)
The kerosene lantern hanging over the tailboard cast its glow for no great distance.
We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run|James Arthur Kjelgaard
Senath had crept round in the shed to the back and was studying the tailboard, one hand against it.
Beggars on Horseback|F. Tennyson Jesse

He slid the knife along the wagon's tailboard, and a long sliver of wood curled up.
We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run|James Arthur Kjelgaard

British Dictionary definitions for tailboard

tailboard

/ (ˈteɪlˌbɔːd) /

noun

a board at the rear of a lorry, wagon, etc, that can be removed or let down on a hinge

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单词	tailboard
释义	tailboard [ teyl-bawrd, -bohrd ] / ˈteɪlˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd / noun the tailgate, especially of a wagon or truck. Also called endgate. Origin of tailboard First recorded in 1795–1805; tail¹ + board Words nearby tailboard taikonaut, tail, tailback, tailband, tail between one's legs, with one's, tailboard, tailbone, tail bud, tail coat, tail cone, tail covert Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tailboard Veronica, supported by assorted bedding, made herself comfortable upon the tailboard. They and I\|Jerome K. Jerome With a sudden spring from the tailboard of the wagon Bruce Gilhooley reached the yoke, fiercely goading the oxen onward. Who Crosses Storm Mountain?\|Charles Egbert Craddock (AKA Mary Noailles Murfree) The kerosene lantern hanging over the tailboard cast its glow for no great distance. We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run\|James Arthur Kjelgaard Senath had crept round in the shed to the back and was studying the tailboard, one hand against it. Beggars on Horseback\|F. Tennyson Jesse He slid the knife along the wagon's tailboard, and a long sliver of wood curled up. We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run\|James Arthur Kjelgaard British Dictionary definitions for tailboard tailboard / (ˈteɪlˌbɔːd) / noun a board at the rear of a lorry, wagon, etc, that can be removed or let down on a hinge Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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