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Limber :: Limber (n.) Gutters or conduits on each side of the keelson to afford a passage for water to the pump well.

Carinatae :: Carinatae (n. pl.) A grand division of birds, including all existing flying birds; -- So called from the carina or keel on the breastbone..

Sternsman :: Sternpost (n.) A straight piece of timber, or an iron bar or beam, erected on the extremity of the keel to support the rudder, and receive the ends of the planks or plates of the vessel..

Gonys :: Gonys (n.) The keel or lower outline of a bird's bill, so far as the mandibular rami are united..

Ratitae :: Ratitae (n. pl.) An order of birds in which the wings are small, rudimentary, or absent, and the breastbone is destitute of a keel. The ostrich, emu, moa, and apteryx are examples..

Keel :: Keel (v. i.) To turn up the keel; to show the bottom.

Timber :: Timber (n.) A rib, or a curving piece of wood, branching outward from the keel and bending upward in a vertical direction. One timber is composed of several pieces united..

Keelvat :: Keelvat (n.) See Keelfat.

Garboard :: Garboard (n.) One of the planks next the keel on the outside, which form a garboard strake..

Centreboard :: Centreboard (n.) A movable or sliding keel formed of a broad board or slab of wood or metal which may be raised into a water-tight case amidships, when in shallow water, or may be lowered to increase the area of lateral resistance and prevent leeway when the vessel is beating to windward. It is used in vessels of all sizes along the coast of the United States.

Gripe :: Gripe (n.) The piece of timber which terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot.

Careen :: Careen (v. t.) To cause (a vessel) to lean over so that she floats on one side, leaving the other side out of water and accessible for repairs below the water line; to case to be off the keel..

Apron :: Apron (n.) A piece of carved timber, just above the foremost end of the keel..

Keelhaul :: Keelhaul (v. i.) To haul under the keel of a ship, by ropes attached to the yardarms on each side. It was formerly practiced as a punishment in the Dutch and English navies..

Keeler :: Keeler (n.) A small or shallow tub; esp., one used for holding materials for calking ships, or one used for washing dishes, etc..

Stem-winder :: Stemson (n.) A piece of curved timber bolted to the stem, keelson, and apron in a ship's frame near the bow..

Keelhauled :: Keelhauled (imp. & p. p.) of Keelhau.

Keel :: Keel (v. i.) To traverse with a keel; to navigate.

Heel :: Heel (n.) The after end of a ship's keel.

Binding :: Binding (pl.) The transoms, knees, beams, keelson, and other chief timbers used for connecting and strengthening the parts of a vessel..

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