breasthook

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noun

A horizontal timber fitted in the bows of a ship to add strength and to connect the sides to the stem.

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Meanings

nounbreasthook (plural breasthooks)

plural breasthooks

  1. nauticalA horizontal timber fitted in the bows of a ship to add strength and to connect the sides to the stem.

Origin

From breast + hook.

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APA

breasthook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breasthook

MLA

“breasthook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breasthook. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “breasthook,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breasthook.

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