noun
( -s )
Etymology: beard (I) + -ing
1. : a beardlike growth
2.
a. : the beveling of a timber to fit the angle of a ship's side
b. : the forward edge of a rudder : the corresponding edge of a sternpost
noun
( -s )
Etymology: beard (I) + -ing
1. : a beardlike growth
2.
a. : the beveling of a timber to fit the angle of a ship's side
b. : the forward edge of a rudder : the corresponding edge of a sternpost
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012