Nautical. A piece of tarred canvas or tarpaulin nailed round the mast, bowsprit, or pumps, where they enter the deck, or round the hole in which…
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > plugs or packing to keep water out (5) coat1626 Nautical. A piece of tarred canvas or tarpaulin nailed round the mast, bowsprit, or pumps, where they enter the deck, or round the hole in which… hawse-plug1627 A plug made to fit into the hawse-pipe to prevent water from entering. fother1800 the material used for fothering. shot-plug1867 a tapered cone of wood to stop a shot-hole in a vessel's side, to prevent leakage (Smyth Sailor's Word-bk. 1867). jackass1889 Nautical. Chiefly U.S. A tapering canvas bag stuffed with oakum used to block the hawseholes of a ship in order prevent sea water from coming in… |
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