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go by the board
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To estimate the velocity of a boat or ship in knots by casting overboard the knotted line to whose end is attached the lead and thereafter counting the knots in the line as it goes aft along the side boards of the vessel.
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    Nearby phrases:  go between,  go blue,  go by,  go by the wayside,  go commando,  go down


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