What is bearing a press of canvas without careening much; as, a stiff vessel; -- opposed to crank. Totten called?
stiff — (Naut.) Bearing a press of canvas without careening much; as, a stiff vessel; -- opposed to crank. Totten. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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