Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Nautical, placed athwartships in the hold: said of casks.
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- adjective With the length
athwartship .
Etymologies
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a- (“in”) + burton (“athwartship”)
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chained_bear commented on the word aburton
"A small tackle formed by two blocks or pullies; is generally used to set up or tighten the top-mast shrouds, and for many other purposes: whence it is frequently termed a Top Burton-tackle: also a term applied to such casks as are stowed athwart ships, or on a line with the beam."
—Falconer's New Universal Dictionary of the Marine (1816), 2
October 12, 2008