spirketting
/ (ˈspɜːkɪtɪŋ) /
nounnautical
deck planking near the bulwarks
the interior lining between ports and the overhead interior surface of the cabin
Origin of spirketting
1C18: from obsolete spirket space between floor timbers in a ship
Words Nearby spirketting
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How to use spirketting in a sentence
In general parlance quick-work is synonymous with spirketting.
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