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timbers
The incurvated ribs of a ship which branch outwards from the keel in a vertical direction, so as to ...

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After
·adj Hinder; nearer the rear. II. After ·prep Below in rank; next to in order. III. After ·prep Be...

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after
A comparative adjective, applied to any object in the hind part of a ship or boat; as, the after-cab...

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Top-timbers
·noun The highest timbers on the side of a vessel, being those above the futtocks. ...

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bollard-timbers
Two pieces of oak, usually called knight-heads (which see). ...

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bolting timbers
Those on each side of the stem, continued up for the security of the bowsprit. (See knight-heads.) ...

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bow-timbers
Those which form the bow of the ship. ...

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cant-timbers
They derive their name from being canted or raised obliquely from the keel. The upper ends of those ...

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compass-timbers
Such as are curved, crooked, or arched, for ship-building. ...

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counter-timbers
Short right-aft timbers for the purpose of strengthening the counter, and forming the stern. ...

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cross-timbers
See cross-piece. ...

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filling-timbers
Blocks of wood introduced in all well-built vessels between the frames, where the bilge-water may wa...

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floor-timbers
See floors ...

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frame-timbers
These consist of the floor-timbers, futtocks, and top-timbers; they are placed upon the keel at righ...

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futtock-timbers
See futtocks. ...

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ground-timbers
Those which lie on the keel, and are fastened to it with bolts through the kelson. ...

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half-timbers
The short timbers or futtocks in the cant-bodies, answering to the lower futtocks in the square-body...

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hawse-timbers
The upright timbers in the bow, bolted on each side of the stem, in which the hawse-holes are cut. ...

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knuckle-timbers
The top-timbers in the fore-body, the heads of which stand perpendicular, and form an angle with the...

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long timbers
, or long top-timbers. Synonymous with double futtocks. Timbers in the cant-bodies, reaching from ...

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quarter-timbers
The framing timbers in a vessel's quarter. ...

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square timbers
Those timbers which stand square with, or perpendicular to, the keel. ...

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top-timbers
The first general tier which reach the top are called long top-timbers, and those below short top-ti...

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After damp
·- An irrespirable gas, remaining after an explosion of fire damp in mines; choke damp. ·see Carboni...

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After-dinner
·noun The time just after dinner. II. After-dinner ·adj Following dinner; post-prandial; as, an aft...

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After-eatage
·noun <<Aftergrass>>. ...

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After-glow
·noun A glow of refulgence in the western sky after sunset. ...

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After-image
·noun The impression of a vivid sensation retained by the retina of the eye after the cause has been...

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After-mentioned
·adj Mentioned afterwards; as, persons after-mentioned (in a writing). ...

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After-note
·noun One of the small notes occur on the unaccented parts of the measure, taking their time from th...

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After-sails
·noun The sails on the mizzenmast, or on the stays between the mainmast and mizzenmast. ...

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After-wit
·noun Wisdom or perception that comes after it can be of use. ...

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After-witted
·adj Characterized by after-wit; slow-witted. ...

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after-clap
A demand after the first given in has been discharged; a charge for pretended omissions; in short, a...

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after night
After nightfall; in the evening; as, "A meeting will be held in the court-house after night." This e...

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at-after
afterwards. North. ...

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after-body
That part of the ship's hull which is abaft the midships or dead-flat, as seen from astern. The term...

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after-clap
Whatever disagreeable occurrence takes place after the consequences of the cause were thought at an ...

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after-end
The stern of a ship, or anything in her which has that end towards the stern. ...

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after-face
See back of the post. ...

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after-guard
The men who are stationed on the quarter-deck and poop, to work the after-sails. It was generally co...

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after-ladder
leads to captain's and officers' quarters, and only used by officers. ...

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after-orders
Those which are given out after the regular issue of the daily orders. ...

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after-part
The locality towards the stern, from dead-flat; as, in the after-part of the fore-hold. ...

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after-peak
The contracted part of a vessel's hold, which lies in the run, or aftermost portion of the hold, in ...

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after-rake
That part of the hull which overhangs the after-end of keel. ...

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after-sails
All those on the after-masts, as well as on the stays between the main and mizen masts. Their effect...

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angles of timbers
See bevelling. ...

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bow-log timbers
A provincial name for hawse-wood. ...

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long stern-timbers
See stern-timbers. ...

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long top-timbers
See long timbers ...

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to tag after
To follow closely after.--Forby. ...

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fore-and-after
A cocked hat worn with the peak in front instead of athwart. Also, a very usual term for a schooner ...

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warping and framing the timbers
Putting in the beam-knees, coamings, &c., and dividing the spaces between the beams for fitting the ...

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