Sternson
Pronunciation : Stern"son
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [See Stern, n., and cf. Stemson.] (Naut.)
Definition : Defn: The end of a ship's keelson, to which the sternpost is bolted; -- called also stern knee.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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