( n. )
One of the temporary wooden braces, placed horizontally across a frame to hold it in position until the deck beams are in; a cross-pawl.
( n. )
One of the temporary wooden braces, placed horizontally across a frame to hold it in position until the deck beams are in; a cross-pawl.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012