The act of cleaning a ship's bottom by burning off the impurities, and paying it over with tar or other substance, while she is laid aground during the recess of the tide. (See breaming.)
·noun That which is graved or carved. II. Graving ·noun The act of cleaning a ship's bottom. III. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
1) Heb. hatsabh. Job 19:24, rendered "graven," but generally means hewn stone or wood, in quarry or ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
A portion of the dockyard where ships were landed for a tide. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
An artificial receptacle used for the inspecting, repairing, and cleaning a vessel's bottom. It is s...
A modified camel (which see). ...