Forehood
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One of the most forward of the outside and inside planks
"Where the curvature is sharp they should be scribed very close together. The batten is next taken off the ship and laid on the timber from which the forehood is to be cut."
Example
More examples"Where the curvature is sharp they should be scribed very close together. The batten is next taken off the ship and laid on the timber from which the forehood is to be cut."
Etymology
From fore- + hood.
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