Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun a frame, or composition of junk, laid out at the sides, stem, or bows of a ship to secure it from injury by ice.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Naut.) A frame or fender of rope or junk, laid out at the sides or bows of a vessel to secure it from injury by floating ice.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun nautical A
frame orfender ofrope orjunk , laid out at the sides orbows of avessel to secure it fromdamage .
Etymologies
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bow + grace
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chained_bear commented on the word bowgrace
"'No. It is drift-ice. Fortunately we managed to ship a bowgrace, and it is not thick stuff. But even so it will do our copper no good.'"
--Patrick O'Brian, The Thirteen Gun Salute, 153
March 4, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word bowgrace
A Sea of Words: "A kind of frame or fender of old junk placed around the bows and sides of a ship to prevent injury from floating ice or timbers." (p. 117)
October 14, 2008