top timber

nounNautical.

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

Origin of top timber

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First recorded in 1620–30

Words Nearby top timber

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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 Smyth
In 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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