breasthook

English

Etymology

breast +‎ hook

Noun

breasthook (plural breasthooks)

(nautical) A horizontal timber fitted in the bows of a ship to add strength and to connect the sides to the stem.

Translations

Timber fitted in the bows of a ship

Cornish: queth
Ottoman Turkish: چاتال (çatal)

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