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horn timber

horn timber noun: a timber that angles up from the sternpost to support the overhang of the stern. A single vessel may have multiple horn timbers.

Noun

horn timber (plural horn timbers)

  1. A timber that angles up from the sternpost to support the overhang of the stern. A single vessel may have multiple horn timbers.
    • The truncated horn timbers had been led through the transom (exposing end grain to the elements incidentally) and firmly fastened to it.1986, Jonathan Watson, Janet, the restoration of a Victorian yacht, page 28
    • The rabbet for the comparatively horizontal horn timber is taken from the sections in the body plan.1993, Robert Steward, Boatbuilding Manual, →ISBN, page 147

Forms of horn timber

pluralhorn timbers

Questions about horn timber

What does horn timber mean?
Horn timber means a timber that angles up from the sternpost to support the overhang of the stern. A single vessel may have multiple horn timbers.
What part of speech is horn timber?
Horn timber is a noun.
What is the plural of horn timber?
The plural of horn timber is horn timbers.

Words near horn timber in the dictionary

  1. horn shark
  2. horn sharks
  3. horn silver
  4. horn slate
  5. horn slates
  6. horn timber
  7. horn timbers
  8. horn tipper
  9. horn tippers
  10. horn violin
  11. horn violins

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