Boarding school

A school where the scholars receive board and lodging, in addition to education. "A blockhead, with melodious voice, In boarding- schools can have his choice." - Swift . Board'le , a. Without a board or table. Board'man, in Iowa , a township of Clayton co., con- taining El Kader, the county seat. Boardman, in Ohio , a post-township of Mahoning co., 6 m. E. of Canfield. Board'man, in Wisconsin , a post-village of St. Croix co. Board'-rule, n. A kind of figured scale with which the number of square feet contained in a board may be found without calculation. Board'ville, in New Jersey, a village of Pa aic co., on Ring wood River, 21 m. N.W. of Hackensack. Board-wages, n . pl . Wages allowed to servants to keep themselves in victuals; as, they are placed on board -wages. "And not enough is left him to supply Board-wages, or a footman's livery." - Dryden. Boar'ish, a. Like a boar; swinish; brutal; cruel. IMG:content-0674.png:[blocks in formation] acro a river. -v.i. To go in a boat; to take a boat; as, "I boated over." - Tennyson. Boat'able, a. Navigable for boats or small craft; as that stream is boatable. IMG:content-0675.png:[merged small][graphic][merged small][merged small][merged small] ity. The feet have four toes, all of them long, and without a connecting mem IMG:content-0676.jpg:[ocr errors] Fig. 378. - BOAT-BILL (C. cochlear i a.) brane; for which reason these birds perch on the branches of trees by the sides of rivers, so that they may pounce upon the fish as they swim beneath. The species Cancroma cochlear i a is the size of a domestic fowl. In the male, the forehead, and upper parts of the neck and breast, are dirty white; and from the head depends long crest of black feathers. The female has the top of the head black, without the elongated crest. It inhabits Guiana, Brazil, and other parts of South America. Boat'-fly, n. (Zool.) See ESTRIDE. Boat'-hook, n. ( Naut .) An iron hook with a sharp point, fixed on the extremity of a short pole, and used for impelling boats, or hauling them to.