One placed between casks on board ship (see cantic, adj.).
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > type of cask > wedge or wood to stop casks rolling (4) coin1704 One placed between casks on board ship (see cantic, adj.). quoin1708 Nautical. A wedge placed between or among casks stored on a ship, so as to prevent them from moving. Now rare. cantic quoins1728 (coins): ‘short three-edged pieces of wood to steady casks from labouring against each other’ (Smyth Sailor's Word-bk.). Cf. also cantling, n. 2. stow-wood1846 (see quots.). |
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