单词 | gammon knee |
释义 | > as lemmasgammon knee gammon knee n. now historical a knee-timber attached to the stem below the bowsprit. ΚΠ 1830 Morning Post 28 Aug. 4/1 Sixty miles west of Oporto, she was chased by a vessel of about 90 tons, all black, with black mast heads and bowsprit, a gammon knee..and 10 or 12 guns. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Gammon-knee, a knee-timber fayed and bolted to the stem a little below the bowsprit. 1968 Times 1 June 22/4 Her graceful bows with a painted gammon-knee, her antique deck fittings..combine to create the unique atmosphere of this pretty little ship. 2001 D. L. Canney Sailing Warships US Navy 179 Alligator was given a simple gammon knee carved at the end with an alligator head. < as lemmas |
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