A piece of timber having a natural angular bend, or artificially so bent; also a piece of metal of the… Shipbuilding and Nautical. A piece of…

Shipbuilding. A bent piece of timber used to strengthen an angular framework. Cf. breast hook n., fore-hooks n., and futtock, n.

Shipbuilding. An inverted knee (knee, n. 7a), having the vertical part turned upwards; = standard-knee n. Now historical.

a piece of timber lying transversely from the ship's side to the hatchway, serving to sustain the deck between the two.

a type of knee (knee, n. 7a) having the vertical part pointed upwards; opposed to hanging knee n.

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