cross-spale
noun
variants or less commonly cross-spall
ˈ⸗ˌ⸗
: a temporary wooden brace used in shipbuilding secured horizontally across a frame to hold it in position until the deck beams are in place
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- dwarf milkweed
- dwarf minke whale
- dwarf mistletoe
- dwarf mountain fir
- dwarf mountain pine
- dwarf mulberry
- dwarf nettle
- dwarf nipplewort
- dwarf oak
- dwarf palmetto
- dwarf partition
- dwarf pea
- dwarf phlox
- dwarf pine
- dwarf planet
- dwarf plantain
- dwarf pocket rat
- dwarf rafter
- dwarf raspberry
- dwarf salamander
- dwarf salmon
- dwarf senna
- dwarf signal
- dwarf Solomon's seal
- dwarf spurge