top timber
nounNautical.
a timber forming the upper, straighter portion of a frame in a wooden hull.
Origin of top timber
1First recorded in 1620–30
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How to use top timber in a sentence
A name sometimes given to the back sweep which forms the upper part of the top-timber.
The Sailor's Word-Book | William Henry SmythIn naval architecture, a name for the fifth or top-timber sweep (which see).
The Sailor's Word-Book | William Henry Smyth
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