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breasthook

breasthook noun: a horizontal timber fitted in the bows of a ship to add strength and to connect the sides to the stem.

Noun

breasthook (plural breasthooks)

  1. A horizontal timber fitted in the bows of a ship to add strength and to connect the sides to the stem.

Forms of breasthook

pluralbreasthooks

Origin of breasthook

From breast + hook.

Questions about breasthook

What does breasthook mean?
Breasthook means a horizontal timber fitted in the bows of a ship to add strength and to connect the sides to the stem.
What part of speech is breasthook?
Breasthook is a noun.
What is the plural of breasthook?
The plural of breasthook is breasthooks.

Words near breasthook in the dictionary

  1. breastful
  2. breastfuls
  3. breastgirth
  4. breastgirths
  5. breastheight
  6. breasthook
  7. breasthooks
  8. breasticle
  9. breasticles
  10. breastie
  11. breastier

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