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cant frame
noun
- any of several frames bracketed aft of the transom of a ship and inclined slightly to the fore-and-aft direction.
- any transverse frame not perpendicular to the fore-and-aft midship line.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cant frame1
First recorded in 1825–35
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