, or brim.
A name given to the circular edge of a top. (See top.)
·noun The lower part of the abdomen. II. Rim ·vt To furnish with a rim; to <<Border>>. III. Rim ·n...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·add. ·adj Having the percussion fulminate in a rim surrounding the base, distinguished from center-...
In carronades, a cup-shaped enlargement of the bore at the muzzle, which facilitates the loading, an...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A notched cast-iron capstan-ring let into the ship's deck for the pauls to act on. ...
The shoulder on the stock of a musket. ...
The same as wing-wale (which see). ...
The circular sweep of the fore part of a vessel's top, and covering in the ends of the cross-trees a...