What is to clean, as a ship's bottom of adherent shells, seaweed, etc., by the application of fire and scraping called?
bream — To clean, as a ship's bottom of adherent shells, seaweed, etc., by the application of fire and scraping. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Canonical URL: https://worddirectanswers.com/answers/what-is-bream-sense-3-called
- Steward: Jason Burns
- Published: 2026-07-17T00:00:00-07:00 · Modified: 2026-07-17T00:00:00-07:00