Boar

i. (Manege.) To to or uplift the nose in the air; - said of the horse. Board, ( bōrd ,) n. [A.S. bord , bræd , breadth, a table.] A substance of wood contained between two parallel planes, as when the bulk is divided into several pieces by the saw; the pieces are called boards . There is this distinction, however, that, though in the case of elm and fir, such pieces are called boards , they become planks when cut of oak and mahogany. The term board is very often applied to a piece of 9 inches wide and 3 inches thick; but, strictly speaking, it ought not to be applied to a greater thickne than 11⁄2 inch. It is also used as a compound word; as, barge- board , floor- board , . "With the saw they sundered trees in boards and planks." Raleigh. -A table; dining-table, .; as, a well-spread board. "I'll follow thee in fun'ral flames; when dead, My ghost shall thee attend at board and bed." -Sir J. Denham. -Food; entertainment; victuals; generally as supplied for payment at hotels, .; as, to owe for a month's board . -A table at which a council, court, or committee is held; as, to be elected to a seat at the board . -Applied also to the collective body of individuals who are convened to deliberate on, and control, the operations of some public or private department of busine , or who form a court of jurisdiction over certain official matters; as, a Board of Guardians, the Board of Trade, . "I wish the king would be pleased sometimes to be present at that board; it adds a majesty to it." - Bacon. -v. a. To vaunt or brag of; to speak ostentatiously of. "Neither do the spirits damn'd Lose all their virtue, lest bad men shald boast Their specious deeds." Milton. -To exalt; to magnify; to indulge in self-exultation. "They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches." - Psalms xlix. 6. (Masonry.) To pare or dre a stone with a broad chisel. (Sculp.) To cut out with a chisel, ., the rough outline of a statue or ornament. -n. Expre ion or exhibition of ostentation; a vaunt; a vainglorious speech. "The boast will probably be censured, when the great action that occasioned it is forgotten." - Spectator . -A table whereon a game is played; as, a bagatelle- board . The cause of boasting; the thing or person boasted. -A thick ma of compre ed paper, used for book-covers, and various other purposes; as, paste- board , card- board , mill- board , . -( pl .) The stage in a theatre is technically called the boards. To go upon the boards . To enter upon a theatrical career.- To leave the boards . To abandon the stage as a profe ion. (Naut.) The deck of a ship; also, the interior of a ve el; as, on board , to go on board , . - The side of a ship. - Board and board , or board to board; side by side, i. e., one ve el alongside of another. To make short boards . To tack about often. -To board a ship . To go on board. See BOARDING. - By the board . To be wrecked or shattered so as to fall over the side; as, the main-mast went by the board. - Overboard . Over the ve el's side; as, a man is overboard . - To make a good board. To sail close-hauled, avoiding lee-way. Board, v . a . To lay, spread, or cover with boards; as, to board a floor. To go on board a ship; to enter a ship, whether as friend or enemy; as, the pilot boarded us off Sandy Hook. "He, not inclined the English ship to board, More on his guns relies than on his sword." - Waller. -To supply with food for pecuniary recompense; as, to board one's mother-in-law. -To place at board for payment; as, to board a ship's company. Board, v. i. To live in a house at a certain rate for meals; to be furnished with food for a money consider a- tion; as, he boards at the Astor House. "That we might not part, As we, at first, did board with thee, Now thou wouldst taste our misery." - Herbert. "The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power." - Gray. Boast'er, n. A braggart; one who boasts or vaunts in an ostentatious manner. "No more delays, vain boaster ! but begin; I prophesy beforehand I shall win." - Dryden. Boast'ful, a. Given to boasting: inclined to brag. "Boastful and rough, your first son is a squire; The next a tradesman, meek, and much a liar." Pope. Boastfully, adv . In a boastful, vaunting manner. Boast/fulne , n. Ostentation; state of being boastful. Boast'ing, n. Act of boasting, or making boasts. "When boasting ends, then dignity begins." - Milton . (Masonry.) The paring of a stone with a broad chisel and mallet. ( Sculp .) The rough cutting of a stone to form the outline of a statue, . Boast'ingly, adv. In an ostentatious manner; with boasting. Boast'le , a . Without boasting. Boast'on, n. (Games.) See BOSTON. Boat, ( bot ,) n. ( Naut .) [A.S. bat ; Swed. and Goth. baot ; Icel. bátr ; W. bad ; Sansk. pot . Etymology uncertain.] A small open ve el, or water-craft, usually impelled by oars, or a sail; in a generic sense, any ve el of whatsoever size, cla , or description; -as, she is a good sea- boat . Boats proper are of various different forms of construction, according to the different purposes they are intended to serve. - See ADVICE-BOAT; BARGE; BUSS; CUTTER GIG JOLLY-BOAT; LONG-BOAT; PACKET-BOAT; PINNACE; QUARTER-BOAT; STEAM-BOAT; WHALE-BOAT; WHERRY; YAWL, . Ve els large may venture more, But little boats should keep near shore." - B. Franklin.