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Transom :: Transom (n.) One of the principal transverse timbers of the stern, bolted to the sternpost and giving shape to the stern structure; -- called also transsummer..

Gril :: Gril (a.) Harsh; hard; severe; stern; rough.

Sternums :: Sterna (pl. ) of Sternu.

Poker :: Poker (n.) A game at cards derived from brag, and first played about 1835 in the Southwestern United States..

Hackberry :: Hackberry (n.) A genus of trees (Celtis) related to the elm, but bearing drupes with scanty, but often edible, pulp. C. occidentalis is common in the Eastern United States..

Dandy :: Dandy (n.) A small sail carried at or near the stern of small boats; -- called also jigger, and mizzen..

Cataphract :: Cataphract (n.) Defensive armor used for the whole body and often for the horse, also, esp. the linked mail or scale armor of some eastern nations..

Nubian :: Nubian (a.) Of or pertaining to Nubia in Eastern Africa.

Quartering :: Quartering (a.) Coming from a point well abaft the beam, but not directly astern; -- said of waves or any moving object..

Pink Stern :: Pink stern () See Chebacco, and 1st Pink..

Xebec :: Xebec (n.) A small three-masted vessel, with projecting bow stern and convex decks, used in the Mediterranean for transporting merchandise, etc. It carries large square sails, or both. Xebecs were formerly armed and used by corsairs..

Lophosteon :: Lophosteon (n.) The central keel-bearing part of the sternum in birds.

Barb :: Barb (n.) A southern name for the kingfishes of the eastern and southeastern coasts of the United States; -- also improperly called whiting.

Bac :: Bac (n.) A vat or cistern. See 1st Back.

Chick-pea :: Chick-pea (n.) Its nutritious seed, used in cookery, and especially, when roasted (parched pulse), as food for travelers in the Eastern deserts..

Castellated :: Castellated (a.) Inclosed within a building; as, a fountain or cistern castellated..

Tunguses :: Tunguses (n. pl.) A group of roving Turanian tribes occupying Eastern Siberia and the Amoor valley. They resemble the Mongols.

Breastbone :: Breastbone (n.) The bone of the breast; the sternum.

Hestern :: Hestern (a.) Alt. of Hesterna.

Sternohyoid :: Sternocostal (a.) Of or pertaining to the sternum and the ribs; as, the sternocostal cartilages..

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