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Webster 1913 Edition
Tailboard
Tail′boardˊ
,Noun.
The board at the rear end of a cart or wagon, which can be removed or let down, for convenience in loading or unloading.
Definition 2024
tailboard
tailboard
English
Noun
tailboard (plural tailboards)
- A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading; a tailgate.
- (Can we date this quote?), Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep
- The man in the very new overalls was just heaving a box up on the tailboard.
- (Can we date this quote?), Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep
Translations
tailgate — see tailgate