barge course

noun

1. tiling on a gable roof beyond the exterior surface of the gable wall.
2. the tiles or slates placed on and projecting over the raking edges of a gable roof.
3. a coping of bricks set on edge, arranged transversely.

barge course

noun

1. the overhang of the gable end of a roof
2. a course of bricks laid on edge to form the coping of a wall

Word History and Origins

Origin of barge course¹

First recorded in 1660–70; bargeboard