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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One of the thick pieces of timber shaped in the form of knees and placed directly across the stem of a ship, to strengthen the fore part and unite the bows on each side. See cut under stem.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Naut.) A thick piece of timber in the form of a knee, placed across the stem of a ship to strengthen the fore part and unite the bows on each side.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun nautical A horizontal timber fitted in the bows of a ship to add strength and to connect the sides to the stem

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  • A thick piece of timber in the form of a knee, placed across the stem of a ship to strengthen the forepart and unite the bows on either side.

    August 21, 2009