dogshore

[ dawg-shawr, -shohr, dog- ]
/ ˈdɔgˌʃɔr, -ˌʃoʊr, ˈdɒg- /

noun Shipbuilding.

any of several shores for holding the hull of a small or moderate-sized vessel in place after keel blocks and other shores are removed and until the vessel is launched.

Origin of dogshore

First recorded in 1795–1805; dog + shore2

Words nearby dogshore

dog's breakfast, dog's chance, dog's disease, dog's-ear, dog shift, dogshore, dog show, dog-sitter, dogsled, dog's letter, dog's life
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