See black-strake.
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Diminish>>. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Thick planks on the decks, in midships, between the hatchways. Also the principal strakes of plank i...
The Sailor's Word-Book
The same as diminishing stuff (which see). ...
In ship-building, the planking wrought under the wales, where it is thinned progressively to the thi...