单词 | breast knee |
释义 | > as lemmasbreast knee breast knee n. Shipbuilding a V-shaped piece of wood or metal used for strengthening and supporting the bows of a ship; (sometimes) spec. = breast hook n. ΚΠ 1874 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. I. 364/2 Breast-hook... Also called breast-knee. 1902 Forest & Stream 4 Jan. 15/2 Breast Knees—also worked in as shown on plan at heavy beams and securely riveted with ½in. galvanized iron. 2012 tr. in A. J. Hoving N. Witsen & Shipbuilding in Dutch Golden Age 217/2 Two breast knees to the stem with a good breasthook, in which the bowsprit will be laid. < as lemmas |
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