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(a) the framework of a ship's stern; (b) (see quot. 1908).
Shipbuilding. Short for transom-frame n. at compounds 2; hence in Boat-building, a board similar in shape and position to a transom-frame: see quot…
the aftermost ‘square-frame’ of a ship, giving shape to and supporting the stern, and bolted to the stern-post.