Nautical, the board on which the name of a ship is painted; or, in the absence of such a board, the place on the hull where the name is painted.(noun)
The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)
Use "name-board" in a sentence
"After seeing the obnoxious name-board Barnet had forgotten to open his umbrella, and the rain tapped smartly on his hat, and occasionally stroked his face as he went on."
"‘I should think about sixty pound a year,’ he mused; and entering, he looked at the name-board."
"Ruth only saw the bow of the boat coming down stream herself; but suddenly she marked the small name-board with its gilt lettering:"