what is the old meaning of aboard ?

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What is the old meaning of aboard?
aboard (adv., prep.) late 14c., "at the side of a ship;" mid-15c., "onto or on a ship," probably in most cases from the Old French phrase à bord (compare Old French aborder "to board (a ship)"), from à "on" + bord "board," from Frankish *bord or a similar Germanic source (see board (n.Sep 12, 2022
 
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