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   Board, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Boarding.]
   To cover with boards or boarding; as, to board a house. “The boarded hovel.” 
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   [Cf. Board to accost, and see Board, n.] To go on board of, or enter, as a ship, whether in a hostile or a friendly way.
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   You board an enemy to capture her, and a stranger to receive news or make a communication.
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   To enter, as a railway car. [Colloq. U. S.]
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   To furnish with regular meals, or with meals and lodgings, for compensation; to supply with daily meals.
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   To place at board, for compensation; as, to board one's horse at a livery stable.
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   Boarding, n.
   (Naut.) The act of entering a ship, whether with a hostile or a friendly purpose.
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   Both slain at one time, as they attempted the boarding of a frigate.
   Sir F. Drake.
   
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   The act of covering with boards; also, boards, collectively; or a covering made of boards.
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   The act of supplying, or the state of being supplied, with regular or specified meals, or with meals and lodgings, for pay.
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   Boarding house, a house in which boarders are kept. -- Boarding nettings (Naut.), a strong network of cords or ropes erected at the side of a ship to prevent an enemy from boarding it. -- Boarding pike (Naut.), a pike used by sailors in boarding a vessel, or in repelling an attempt to board it. Totten. -- Boarding school, a school in which pupils receive board and lodging as well as instruction.
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