Terminology from the Age of Sail

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Search result for definition: dead-wood
Dead-wood: Solid timbers at the bow and stern, just above the keel where the lines narrowed down so that separate side timbers would not fit. They extended from the keel upwards, effectively raising the floor-timbers at the bow and stern.
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