strake

Definitions

1. 1.A streak. [Obs.] Spenser."White strake." Gen. xxx.
2. 2.2. An iron band by which the fellies of a wheel are secured to each other, being not continuous, as the tire is, but made up of separate pieces.
3. 3.(Shipbuilding) One breadth of planks or plates forming a continuous range on the bottom or sides of a vessel, reaching from the stem to the stern; a streak. Note: The planks or plates next the keel are called the garboard strakes; the next, or the heavy strakes at the bilge, are the bilge strakes; the next, from the water line to the lower port sill, the wales; and the upper parts of the sides, the sheer strakes.
4. 4.(Mining) A trough for washing broken ore, gravel, or sand; a launder.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is a streak. [Obs.] Spenser."White strake." Gen. xxx called?
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• What is a trough for washing broken ore, gravel, or sand; a launder called?