DCHP-1 Online
boards 
1 n. pl. the board fence enclosing a hockey rink or box-lacrosse field.
See also: sideboards
- 1931 George Sparrow dashed down the right wing boards and sent the rubber home with a tricky shot.
- 1963 But as I skated to pick up the puck, I lost my balance and my head crashed into the boards.
2 n. pl. the board flooring adjacent to the playing surface of a curling rink.
- 1911 . . . Murray stepped down from the boards on to the ice--a Rockcliffe man was running a narrow port.
- 1931 George Sparrow dashed down the right wing boards and sent the rubber home with a tricky shot.