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coaming

American

[koh-ming] / ˈkoʊ mɪŋ /

noun

a raised border around an opening in a deck, roof, or floor, designed to prevent water from running below.

coaming British

/ ˈkəʊmɪŋ /

noun

a raised frame around the cockpit or hatchway of a vessel for keeping out water

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Etymology

Origin of coaming

First recorded in 1605–15; earlier coming, apparently equivalent to comb (in the sense of “crest”) + -ing ¹

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coaming

The coaming is padded, and there are toerails to keep a leviathan from yanking you overboard.

From Time Magazine Archive

The roomy cockpit has a transom live well and fishbox, coaming bolsters and rod racks.

From Time Magazine Archive

It's big enough for half a dozen anglers to belly up to the teak-capped coaming.

From Time Magazine Archive

Move forward to the aft deck with its molded-in diamond-cut non-slip surface, where half-a-dozen anglers will not rub elbows while bellying up against a vinyl-padded coaming.

From Time Magazine Archive

Jimmy saw his companion's hands clench on the coaming, and the color ebb from her face, and then she gasped as the little strip of canvas swung into sight again.

From Thrice Armed by Bindloss, Harold

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