spirketting

/ (ˈspɜːkɪtɪŋ) /

noun nautical

deck planking near the bulwarks

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

Words nearby spirketting

spirituous, spiritus asper, spiritus frumenti, spiritus lenis, spiritus vinosus, spirketting, spiro-, spirochaeta, spirochaete, spirochaetosis, spirochete

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

In general parlance quick-work is synonymous with spirketting.
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