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inwale

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[in-weyl] / ˈɪnˌweɪl /

noun

Nautical.

  1. (in an open boat) a horizontal timber binding together the frames along the top strake.

  2. a strip of reinforcing material within a gunwale.

Etymology

Origin of inwale

First recorded in 1870–75; in + wale 1

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