The same as wing-wale (which see).
·noun One of the slanting supports under the guards of a steamboat. II. Sponson ·noun One of the ar...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
The curve of the timbers and planking towards the outer part of the wing, before and abaft each of t...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·noun The lower part of the abdomen. II. Rim ·vt To furnish with a rim; to <<Border>>. III. Rim ·n...
, or brim. A name given to the circular edge of a top. (See top.) ...
·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...
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 circular sweep of the fore part of a vessel's top, and covering in the ends of the cross-trees a...