1. (n.) A piece of thick plank, armed with iron plates, and fixed on the bow or fore channels of a vessel, for the bill or fluke of the anchor to rest on.

2. (n.) A flat surface, as of a panel or of a fence, on which bills are posted; a bulletin board.

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