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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In skip-building, a model made from a number of flat pieces of wood called
lifts , bolted or glued together into a block and carved to represent the shape of a vessel on a reduced scale. The joints between the pieces show the form of the water-lines of the vessel.
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Mr. Yves Buro, Eng., an independent Qualified Person (QP) has estimated the resources and Mr. Raynald Jean, Geo., also an independent QP has validated the block-model.
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Mr. Yves Buro, Eng., an independent Qualified Person (QP) has estimated the resources and Mr. Raynald Jean, Geo., also an independent QP has validated the block-model.
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