tailboard

Etymology

tail + board

noun

  1. A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading; a tailgate.
    The man in the very new overalls was just heaving a box up on the tailboard. 1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep

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