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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bargeboard/ˈbɑːʤbɔːd/

▶noun an ornamental board fixed to the gable end of a roof to hide the ends of the roof timbers.

– origin C19: from barge- (used in terms relating to a gable), perh. from med. L. bargus ‘gallows’.

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