pink stern

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noun Nautical.

a sharp stern having a narrow, overhanging, raking transom.

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Origin of pink stern

First recorded in 1885–60

OTHER WORDS FROM pink stern

pink-sterned, adjective

Words nearby pink stern

pinkroot, pink salmon, pink slip, Pinkster, pinkster flower, pink stern, pink tea, pinky, Pinky bar, pin mark, pin money

How to use pink stern in a sentence

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He opens up to Marlow Stern about music, Hollywood, and more.
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A guy wearing pink appeared to be spotting her, but I was worried that he could have gotten impaled by those Stiletto heels.
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Buress went on The Howard Stern Show to talk about the Cosby story.
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The pink flowers are the largest while those of a yellow color are the smallest.
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He had meted out stern justice to his own son, when he had banished big Reginald to South America; but he had his virtues.
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That poor, pretty creature, starving, in her charming pink dress and hat of roses.
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Her stern was towards him, and all he saw of her was the ironical legend, “Cure your Corns.”
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In fact, on the palm a small drop of blood showed distinctly against the firm, pink flesh.
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