English Explanatory Dictionary

breasthook

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A horizontal timber fitted in the bows of a ship to add strength and to connect the sides to the stem.

Word forms

breasthook breasthooks

Etymology

From breast + hook.

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