BOARD, a long piece of timber, sawed thin for building and several other purposes. See TIMBER.
Deal-boards are generally imported into England ready sawed, because done cheaper abroad, in regard
we want saw-mills. Cap-boards are imported from Sweden and Dantzic. Oak-boards chiefly from Sweden and Holland; some from Dantzic. We also import white boards for shoemakers; mill and scale-boards, &c. for divers artificers. Scale-board is a thinner sort, used for the covers of primers, thin boxes, and the like. It is made with large planes; but might probably be sawed with mills to advantage.
BOARD is also used for a kind of table or bench, whereon several artificers perform their work. In this sense we say a work-board, shop-board, tailor's-board, &c.
BOARD is also used for a flat machine, or frame, used in certain games, and the like. In this sense, we say a draught-board, a chess board, a shovel-board, and the like.