DCHP-1 Online

boarding

• n. in hockey and box lacrosse, the act or practice of bodychecking an opponent into the boards bordering the playing area.

  See also: boards  bodychecking  board ((2))  

  • 1962  Duff . . . received a five-minute penalty for boarding.
  • 1963  They [the penalties] covered, at a glance: fighting, cross-checking, tripping, elbowing, hooking, holding, charging, spearing, high-sticking, butt-ending and boarding.