, or kelson rider.
A piece of timber wrought longitudinally above the main kelson.
·noun ·see <<Keelson>>. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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The Sailor's Word-Book
false, adv., v. fallo, P. a. fin. 2. ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
·superl Not in tune. II. False ·adv Not truly; not honestly; falsely. III. False ·adj To <<Feign>>...
sly, cunning, deceitful. A false thief, one who will cheat you if he can. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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·adj <<Hypocritical>>. ...
·adj False-hearted. ...
·adj Hollow or unsound at the core; treacherous; deceitful; perfidious. ...
Our Lord warned his disciples that they would arise (Matt. 24:24). It is said that no fewer than twe...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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A feigned assault, made to induce a diversion or distraction of the enemy's forces, in order that th...
To sail under false colours and chase is an allowable stratagem of war, but firing under them is not...
A kind of supplemental or additional keel secured under the main one, to protect it should the ship ...
An incorrect statement of the crew on the ship's books, which if proved subjects the captain to cash...
Frequently carried by slavers and smugglers. ...
See false stern-post. ...
A thin plank fayed at the head-rails as a strengthener. ...
A hard timber fayed to the fore-part of the main stem, its tail covering the fore-end of the keel. (...
An additional stern fixed on the main one, to increase the length and improve the appearance of a ve...
A piece bolted to the after-edge of the main stern-post to improve steerage, and protect it should t...
A composition of combustibles filled into a wooden tube, which, upon being set fire to, burns with a...