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top timber

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noun

Nautical.

  1. a timber forming the upper, straighter portion of a frame in a wooden hull.

Etymology

Origin of top timber

First recorded in 1620–30

Example Sentences

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Returning without it, we found on our way an old top timber of some vessel; it had several spikes on it, which we afterwards found very serviceable.

From The Pirates Own Book by Ellms, Charles

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