·noun The lower part of the abdomen.
II. Rim ·vt To furnish with a rim; to Border.
III. Rim ·noun The border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving; as, the rim of a kettle or basin.
, or brim. A name given to the circular edge of a top. (See top.) ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·add. ·adj Having the percussion fulminate in a rim surrounding the base, distinguished from center-...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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 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...