ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Spirketing

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Spirketing is a noun meaning (nautical) The planking from the waterways up to the portsills.

Meaning

(nautical) The planking from the waterways up to the portsills.

Example Sentences

At some point on the upper edge of the gun-deck spirketing, a shore, that is, the truss, firmly cleated at its heel , extended upwards and aft

Word Forms

Synonyms for spirketing

Depending on context, synonyms include quickwork.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include spirketting, quickwork, berthing, spurket, spiling, spaling.

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