kelson
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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She was stripped down to her kelson outside and in, for the purpose of undergoing a repair that will make her, to all intents, a new ship.
From Impressions of America During the years 1833, 1834 and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume I. by Power, Tyrone
After this I turned round and crawled to the other end along the kelson, but was stopped by a strong bulkhead.
From Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures by Groome, William H. C.
Also, leaguers, the longest water-casks, stowed next the kelson, of 159 English imperial gallons each.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir
Her hold contained sixteen twenty-four carronades, while her magazine was stocked with abundance of ammunition, and her kelson lined, fore and aft, with round shot and grape.
From Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver by Mayer, Brantz
That they were rats I could have no doubt, from their weight and the loud thud they made as they jumped off and on the kelson.
From Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures by Groome, William H. C.
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