bord, m. (gs. & npl. boird, gpl. ~; pl. ~a used in certain prep. phrases). 1. Board, table. (a)~ a leagan, a ghlanadh, to lay, clear, a table. Suí chun boird, to sit down to table. Bheith ar aon bhord le duine, to sit at the same table with s.o. Duine a chur chun boird, to seat s.o. at table. Bia a chur ar ~, to serve up food. Cuir ar ~ é, (of card, etc.) show it. ~ imeartha, gaming-table. ~ oibre, work-table. ~ scríbhneoireachta, writing-table. (b)~ agus leaba, bed and board. S.a. fearann11. 2. Board, council. ~ oideachais, tionscail, trádála, educational, industrial, trading, board. ~ scrúdaitheoirí, stiúrthóirí, board of examiners, of directors. 3. (a)Top: Border. ~ na farraige, seaboard. Ar bhord na cathrach, on the outskirts of the city. Thart ar bhorda na tíre, around the borders, coasts, of the country. (b)~ iomaire, side of cultivation ridge. 4. Nau: Board, side. (a)Teacht le ~ (loinge), to come alongside (a ship). Thar ~, overboard. (Of fishing-boat) ~ na heangaí, weather-side. ~ na sceathraí, lee side. (Of boat, ship) ~ os a cionn, ~ fúithi, weather-side, lee side. ~ ar bhord le, side by side, level, with. Bheith ~ ar bhord le do chuid oibre, leis an aimsir, to be up to date with one’s work, to keep up with the times. (b)Ar ~ loinge, on board ship. Dul ar ~, to go aboard. Lasta a chur, a thógáil, ar ~, to load, take on, a cargo. Braon a thógáil ar ~, to ship water. F:Tá braon maith ar ~ aige, he has a good drop taken. Bhí sé ag teacht ar ~ go trom uirthi, she was shipping heavy seas. S.a. mairnéalach. (c)~ a chaitheamh, (of boat, ship) to tack. Thógamar an charraig den chéad bhord, we cleared the rock on the first tack. Bhí ~ den ghaoth linn, we had the wind in our side. (d)Ar bhord(a) imeacht, about to depart. 5. Gunwale. 6. Deck. 7. Load. ~ feamainne, bank, load, of seaweed.