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partners
partners, a framework, consisting of stout planks. It was secured to the decks of wooden ships round the holes though which passed the masts or the spindle of the capstan. This strengthened the deck in these places and assisted in taking the strain when the masts carried a press of sail or the capstan was heaving in some considerable weight.
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"partners." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "partners." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-partners.html "partners." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-partners.html |
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partners
partners (naut.) framework fitted around a hole or scuttle. XIII (pauteneres). — pl. of OF. pautonier servant.
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T. F. HOAD. "partners." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "partners." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-partners.html T. F. HOAD. "partners." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-partners.html |
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