Board, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Boarded; p. pr. & vb. n.Boarding.] 1. To cover with boards or boarding; as, to board a house. “The boarded hovel.” Cowper.
2. [Cf. Board to accost, and see Board, n.] To go on board of, or enter, as a ship, whether in a hostile or a friendly way.
You board an enemy to capture her, and a stranger to receive news or make a communication.
Totten.
3. To enter, as a railway car.
4. To furnish with regular meals, or with meals and lodgings, for compensation; to supply with daily meals.
5. To place at board, for compensation; as, to board one's horse at a livery stable.