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devices to protect a ship from rough weather.
Nautical. A covering or roofing for a ship when laid up, esp. in bad weather or when wintering on ice. Cf. house, v.1 5b. Now historical.
Subcategories:
— board to keep water out (7)
— screen to protect from spray, etc. (3)
— covering of canvas or tarpaulin (7)
— woollen cloth used as covering (1)
— awning (5)