spirketting

noun nautical

deck planking near the bulwarks

the interior lining between ports and the overhead interior surface of the cabin

Word Origin for spirketting

C18: from obsolete spirket space between floor timbers in a ship

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Examples from the Web for spirketting

Historical Examples of spirketting

In general parlance quick-work is synonymous with spirketting.
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