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chesstree

chesstree noun: either of two pieces of oak fitted to the topsides of a square-rigged vessel on each side of the bow through which the bowlines were fed; often decoratively carved.

Noun

chesstree (plural chesstrees)

  1. Either of two pieces of oak fitted to the topsides of a square-rigged vessel on each side of the bow through which the bowlines were fed; often decoratively carved

Forms of chesstree

pluralchesstrees

Questions about chesstree

What does chesstree mean?
Chesstree means either of two pieces of oak fitted to the topsides of a square-rigged vessel on each side of the bow through which the bowlines were fed; often decoratively carved.
What part of speech is chesstree?
Chesstree is a noun.
What is the plural of chesstree?
The plural of chesstree is chesstrees.

Words near chesstree in the dictionary

  1. Chessor
  2. chesspiece
  3. chesspieces
  4. chessplayer
  5. chessplayers
  6. chesstree
  7. chesstrees
  8. Chessun
  9. Chessy
  10. chessy cat
  11. chessy cats

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