Forehook
Pronunciation : Fore"hook`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A piece of timber placed across the stem, to unite the bows and strengthen the fore part of the ship; a breast hook.
(Naut.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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