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GANG-BOARD
GANG-BOARD, (planche, Fr.) a board or plank with several cleats or steps nailed upon it for the convenience of walking into, or out of, a boat upon the shore, where the water is not deep enough to float the boat close to the landing-place.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 137, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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