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To cool; to skim or stir. |
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A brewer's cooling vat; a keelfat. |
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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. |
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Fig.: The whole ship. |
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A barge or lighter, used on the Type for carrying coal from
Newcastle; also, a barge load of coal, twenty-one tons, four cwt. |
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The two lowest petals of the corolla of a papilionaceous
flower, united and inclosing the stamens and pistil; a carina. See
Carina. |
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A projecting ridge along the middle of a flat or curved
surface. |
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To traverse with a keel; to navigate. |
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To turn up the keel; to show the bottom. |
