LAPSTRAKE

Etymology

Noun

lapstrake (usually uncountable, plural lapstrakes)

(uncountable) A style of boatbuilding using overlapping planks.

(countable) A boat built in this style.

Adjective

lapstrake (not comparable)

Descriptive of or resembling a boat, or a section of a boat, so constructed.

Anagrams

• lapstreak

Source: Wiktionary

Lap"streak`, Lap"strake`, a.

Definition: Made with boards whose edges lap one over another; clinker- built; -- said of boats.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition