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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Nautical, one of two strong chains often shackled to the after part of a rudder, near the water-line.
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Holding on by the rudder-chain, Mr Vernon climbed up, and got in at a sternport.
Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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