What does "rung" mean?
Rung: (Shipbuilding) A floor timber in a ship.
Additional senses
- 2.One of the rounds of a ladder.
- 3.One of the stakes of a cart; a spar; a heavy staff.
- 4.(Mach.) One of the radial handles projecting from the rim of a steering wheel; also, one of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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