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Etymology
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Noun
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Etymology
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breast
+
hook
Noun
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breasthook
(
plural
breasthooks
)
(
nautical
)
A horizontal
timber
fitted in the
bows
of a
ship
to add
strength
and to connect the
sides
to the
stem
.
Translations
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Timber fitted in the bows of a ship
Cornish:
queth
Ottoman Turkish:
چاتال
(
çatal
)
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