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DOUSINGCHOCK
Dous"ing-chock`, n. (Shipbuilding)
Definition: One of several pieces fayed across the apron and lapped in the knightheads, or inside planking above the upper deck. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork
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