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bord en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

See board.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete form of board.
   alt of board
   • A jenkin is then carried up the pillar alongside the old bords […] 1898, Herbert William Hughes, A Text-book of Coal-mining, page 154:
2. (alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete form of bourd.
   alt of bourd

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
bords	Number=Plur		lexicographic
bourde		alternative	lexicographic

Deriveds

bord halfpenny · bord service

bord en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From board, which is also a less common variant of bord; probably from the former practice of laying boards in mine passageways to form a relatively smooth surface along which the coal was dragged in sledges.

Meanings

1. The coalface parallel to the natural fissures.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
bords	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Relateds

bord Alexander