Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One of a series of short timbers on which the keel of a vessel rests while building or repairing, and which afford access to work beneath.
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Examples
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Do you see these two pieces of wood here in each keel-block?
The Pirate Island A Story of the South Pacific Harry Collingwood 1886
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