turtleback
[ tur-tl-bak ]
noun
Archaeology. tortoise-core.
Furniture. an oval or elliptical boss.
Origin of turtleback
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British Dictionary definitions for turtleback
turtleback
/ (ˈtɜːtəlˌbæk) /
noun
an arched projection over the upper deck of a ship at the bow and sometimes at the stern for protection in heavy seas
(now obsolete in archaeological usage) a crude convex stone axe
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