What is the end of a ship's keelson, to which the sternpost is bolted; -- called also stern knee called?
sternson — The end of a ship's keelson, to which the sternpost is bolted; -- called also stern knee. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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