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barge course

American  

noun

  1. tiling on a gable roof beyond the exterior surface of the gable wall.

  2. the tiles or slates placed on and projecting over the raking edges of a gable roof.

  3. a coping of bricks set on edge, arranged transversely.

barge course British  

noun

  1. the overhang of the gable end of a roof

  2. a course of bricks laid on edge to form the coping of a wall

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Etymology

Origin of barge course

First recorded in 1660–70; bargeboard

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