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horn timbers

horn timbers is the plural of horn timber.

Meaning of horn timber

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

Questions about horn timbers

What is horn timbers the plural of?
Horn timbers is the plural of horn timber.

Words near horn timbers in the dictionary

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

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