What is a metal eye or socket attached to the sternpost to receive the pintle of the rudder. Ball gudgeon. See under Ball called?
gudgeon — (Naut.) A metal eye or socket attached to the sternpost to receive the pintle of the rudder. Ball gudgeon. See under Ball. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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