What is the thickness of a rib or timber, measured, at right angles with its side, across the curved edge; as, a timber having a siding of ten inches called?
siding — (Shipbuilding) The thickness of a rib or timber, measured, at right angles with its side, across the curved edge; as, a timber having a siding of ten inches. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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