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† Waterbarge. World English Historical Dictionary

† Waterbarge. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1928, rev. 2024. † Waterbarge Obs. In 7 -berge. [f. WATER sb. + *berge, *barge, of obscure origin, but app. identical with the first element of BARGE-BOARD, -COUPLE, -COURSE. Cf. dial. ‘Barge, bairge, the outer edge of a gable’ (Eng. Dial. Dict.).] A slab placed along the edge of a roof to afford protection from rain. Hence † Waterbarge v. (Sc. -bairge), to furnish with ‘waterbarges.’

1 1558.  Abstr. Protocols Town Clerks Glasgow (1896), II. 58. The said Cuthtbert to riguell and wattirbairge the saidis Johne C. and to halde hym wattirfast.

2 1603.  G. Owen, Pembrokeshire (1892), 79. This stonne is Easilie hewed and searveth in buildinges to make wyndowes,… Coinestones, waterberges, and wynd berges or any other hewen worke.

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