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v. i.
To traverse with a keel; to navigate.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Keel
a.
Having one ridge or keel.
n.
One employed in managing a Newcastle keel; -- called also keelman.
n.
A piece of timber in a ship laid on the middle of the floor timbers over the keel, and binding the floor timbers to the keel; in iron vessels, a structure of plates, situated like the keelson of a timber ship.
a.
Having a median ridge; carinate; as, a keeled scale.
v. i.
To turn up the keel; to show the bottom.
n.
See Keeler, 1.
a.
Keel-shaped; having a longitudinal prominence on the back; as, a keeled leaf.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Keelhaul
n.
See Keelfat.
n.
A longitudinal timber, or series of timbers scarfed together, extending from stem to stern along the bottom of a vessel. It is the principal timber of the vessel, and, by means of the ribs attached on each side, supports the vessel's frame. In an iron vessel, a combination of plates supplies the place of the keel of a wooden ship. See Illust. of Keelson.
n.
An interior rib occasionally fixed in a ship's hold, reaching from the keelson to the beams of the lower deck, to strengthen her frame.
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of Keelhaul
imp. & p. p.
of Keel
v. i.
To haul under the keel of a ship, by ropes attached to the yardarms on each side. It was formerly practiced as a punishment in the Dutch and English navies.
v. t.
Same as Keelhaul.
n.
A pencil of black or red lead; -- called also keelyvine pen.
n.
A brewer's cooling vat; a keelfat.
a.
Shaped like a rocker; curved; as, a rockered keel.
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