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