otter board

== English == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === otter board (plural otter boards) Any of the large rectangular boards used on an otter trawler to keep the mouth of the net open by hydrodynamic forces, and to dig into the seabed to startle fish. ==== Translations ==== German: Scherbrett n