1. A piece of curved timber bolted to the stem, keelson, and apron in a ship's frame near the bow

Derived forms: stemsons

• ill-being
• ill-bred
• ill-breeding
• ill-chosen
• ill-conceived
• ill-considered
• ill-defined
• ill-disposed
• ill-dressed
• ill-equipped
• ill-famed
• ill-fated
• ill-favored
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• ill-fed
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• ill-gotten
• ill-humored
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• ill-judged
• ill-mannered
• ill-natured
• ill-omened