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Bridgeboard :: Bridgeboard (n.) A board or plank used as a bridge.

Inch :: Inch (a.) Measurement an inch in any dimension, whether length, breadth, or thickness; -- used in composition; as, a two-inch cable; a four-inch plank..

Cribbing :: Cribbing (n.) A framework of timbers and plank backing for a shaft lining, to prevent caving, percolation of water, etc..

Setbolt :: Setbolt (n.) An iron pin, or bolt, for fitting planks closely together..

Plancher :: Plancher (n.) A floor of wood; also, a plank..

Sledge :: Sledge (n.) A strong vehicle with low runners or low wheels; or one without wheels or runners, made of plank slightly turned up at one end, used for transporting loads upon the snow, ice, or bare ground; a sled..

Doorstep :: Doorstep (n.) The stone or plank forming a step before an outer door.

Seesaw :: Seesaw (n.) A plank or board adjusted for this play.

Spike :: Spike (v. t.) To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails; as, to spike down planks..

Scraper :: Scraper (n.) An instrument having two or three sharp sides or edges, for cleaning the planks, masts, or decks of a ship..

Sheeting :: Sheeting (n.) A lining of planks or boards (rarely of metal) for protecting an embankment.

Tuck :: Tuck (n.) The part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom planks meet under the stern.

Masoola Boat :: Masoola boat () A kind of boat used on the coast of Madras, India. The planks are sewed together with strands of coir which cross over a wadding of the same material, so that the shock on taking the beach through surf is much reduced..

Bearing :: Bearing (n.) The widest part of a vessel below the plank-sheer.

Slab :: Slab (n.) An outside piece taken from a log or timber in sawing it into boards, planks, etc..

But :: But (v. t.) The joint where two planks in a strake meet.

Putlog :: Putlog (n.) One of the short pieces of timber on which the planks forming the floor of a scaffold are laid, -- one end resting on the ledger of the scaffold, and the other in a hole left in the wall temporarily for the purpose..

Washboard :: Washboard (n.) A broad, thin plank, fixed along the gunwale of boat to keep the sea from breaking inboard; also, a plank on the sill of a lower deck port, for the same purpose; -- called also wasteboard..

Fish :: Fish (v. t.) To strengthen (a beam, mast, etc.), or unite end to end (two timbers, railroad rails, etc.) by bolting a plank, timber, or plate to the beam, mast, or timbers, lengthwise on one or both sides. See Fish joint, under Fish, n..

Thick :: Thick (superl.) Having more depth or extent from one surface to its opposite than usual; not thin or slender; as, a thick plank; thick cloth; thick paper; thick neck..

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