( n. )
A short timber running lengthwise of a ship, from one transverse desk beam to another; also, one of the cross timbers that strengthen a hath; -- usually in pl.
( n. )
A short timber running lengthwise of a ship, from one transverse desk beam to another; also, one of the cross timbers that strengthen a hath; -- usually in pl.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012