·adj Having a stern of a particular shape;
— used in composition; as, square-sterned.
·adj Having a very narrow stern; — said of a vessel. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Implies a stern where the wing-transom is at right angles with the stern-post. (See pink and round s...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A phrase to express the peculiar excellence of our first-class merchantmen. ...