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GANG-BOARD to GIMBALSGANG-BOARDGANG-BOARD, (planche, Fr.) a board or plank with several cleats or steps nailed upon it for the convenience of walking into, or out of, a boat upon the shore, where the water is not deep enough to float the boat close to the landing-place.
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