rising board

rising ppl, vbl n. Oh,we'd have a mould,you see,for the timber,a mould made,and he was marked;an' then another board,a risin' board,we used to call it,to halt her(?),you see, 'cordin as you go forrard an' aft,from forrard an' aft.We only mould all the midship timbers, b...

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Summary:rising ppl, vbl n. Oh,we'd have a mould,you see,for the timber,a mould made,and he was marked;an' then another board,a risin' board,we used to call it,to halt her(?),you see, 'cordin as you go forrard an' aft,from forrard an' aft.We only mould all the midship timbers, but then we'd batten her out,you see. Yes DNE-cit DNE-cit J. D. A. WIDDOWSON JUL 1973 Used I Used I Used I The quotation has been modified in the dictionary.

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