Definition of Larboards

1. larboard [n] - See also: larboard

Lexicographical Neighbors of Larboards

lapward
lapwing
lapwings
lapwork
lapworks
laquay
laquays
laquearian
laqueary
lar
lar gibbon
laramie group
larb
larbish
larboard
larboards (current term)
larbs
larcener
larceners
larcenies
larcenist
larcenists
larcenous
larcenously
larceny
larch
larch tree
larchen
larches
larchlike

Literary usage of Larboards

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Goa, and the Blue Mountains, Or, Six Months of Sick Leave by Richard Francis Burton (1851)
"... a weary month on the world of waters, we never could master the intricacies of blocks and braces, skylights and deadlights, starboards and larboards. ..."

2. Land Sharks and Sea Gulls by William Nugent Glascock (1838)
"Lo, sir, lo,—up wi' the helm—up wi' the helm," roared the baronet, in a peremptory tone. " Do l't you lo, Mr. Toms, that we are on the larboards tack ? ..."

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