- dousing chock
- noun
or dowsing chock
: a piece of curved timber laid across the apron and secured to the knightheads at the upper deck of a ship
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dousing chock
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Dousing-chock — Dous ing chock , n. (Shipbuilding) One of several pieces fayed across the apron and lapped in the knightheads, or inside planking above the upper deck. Ham. Nav. Encyc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dousing-chock — dousing chock, rod see dowsing … Useful english dictionary
dowsing chock — noun see dousing chock … Useful english dictionary
Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R … Wikipedia
