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bort.

board, side of a ship

4 characters1 syllables approx.Čeština language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈbort]
  1. board, side of a ship

    inanimate · masculine
Where this word comes from

First known occurrence of the expression in the Czech language (16th century) was in the sense side (of a gutter or hole). From early Middle High German bord, bort ("side", especially of a ship; originally "a board", "a plank"). This comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“cut”).

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