cut-water

• "Either there is a big fish in our wake, or I hear the ripple of a ship's cut-water. —  The Sea-Witch Or, the African Quadroon : a Story of the Slave Coast
• The cut-water did its duty nobly, and in a few seconds another pirate vessel was sent to the bottom. —  Under the Waves Diving in Deep Waters
• Aloft, towered a huge black wall, while the intruder's cut-water pressed our tiny craft almost beneath the tide. —  Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver
• Whether or not, they sat still until the cut-water of my skiff touched the bank of the islet. —  The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire
• "_Starboard! _" shouts the mate, as the nets come sweeping on, directly in front of the cut-water. —  Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses

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