The battens that inclose the upper part of the well. (See loover-ways.)
In general, scantlings of wood from 1 inch to 3 inches broad. Long slips of fir used for setting fai...
The Sailor's Word-Book
An extra floor in a merchantman to preserve the cargo from wet in the event of leakage. They are als...
Cleats or battens nailed to the sides of a vessel's beams, from which to suspend the seamen's hammoc...
Those used for the hammocks, or tricing up the bags between the beams on the lower-deck. ...
See hammock-battens. ...
Long narrow laths, or straightened hoops of casks, serving by the help of nailing to confine the edg...