DCHP-2
boards DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1 n. — pl.
the board fence enclosing a hockey rink or box-lacrosse field.
See also: sideboards back of the net
- 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.