(1):

(n.) The act of supplying, or the state of being supplied, with regular or specified meals, or with meals and lodgings, for pay.

(2):

(n.) The act of covering with boards; also, boards, collectively; or a covering made of boards.

(3):

(n.) The act of entering a ship, whether with a hostile or a friendly purpose.

(4):

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Board