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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

(Naut.)

A mass of timbers built into the bow and stern of a vessel to give solidity.

Dead trees or branches; useless material.

Noun.

Blocks of timber laid on the keel of a ship, particularly at the extremities.

DEAD'WORKS, n. The parts of a ship which are above the surface of the water, when she is balanced for a voyage.

DEAF, n. deef.