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lear board

American  

noun

  1. (on a sloping roof ) a board laid next to the gutter to receive the turned-up edge of the metal lining.

Etymology

Origin of lear board

Variant of layer

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In 2009, Vice Chancellor Strine ruled in that case that “reasonableness, not perfection” was required of the Lear board.

From New York Times

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