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– Pirate for “Well, I’ll be†or “Is that so?â€. Originating from when a cannon ball hits a ship and the planking shatters into splinters.
1. A wooden part (vertical timbers or planking) of the centerline structure of a boat, usually between the sternpost and amidships. It is used to fill the spaces where, owing to the shape of the vessel, the floor-timbers have to be discontinued. 2. A member of the Ship's Company that fills no purpose.
An expression of surprise.
An expression used to show shock or disbelief
Automatic air-brake application. Also the draft timbers and drawbar of a car, when extracted by force. If only the drawbar is pulled out, you say, "We got a lung," but if the draft timbers comewith it, you say, "We got the whole damn secret works"
Legs. Also "stems" or "pegs."
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The highest timbers on the side of a vessel, being those above the futtocks.
v. t.
To unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast.
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A beam acting as a tie, as at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters, to prevent them from thrusting out the wall. See Illust. of Timbers, under Roof.
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A piece of board that is laid upon a wall as a sort of plate, to give a level surface to the ends of floor timbers; -- rarely used in the United States.
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The frame or timbers on which a ship rests while building.
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Work made of timbers.
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The timbers on which a ship is launched.
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The timbers, etc., which form a truss, taken collectively.
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To fill with salt between the timbers and planks, as a ship, for the preservation of the timber.
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One of the principal transverse timbers of the stern, bolted to the sternpost and giving shape to the stern structure; -- called also transsummer.
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The broadest part of a plank worked top and but (see Top and but, under Top, n.), or of one worked anchor-stock fashion (that is, tapered from the middle to both ends); also, the angles of the stern timbers at the counters.
v. t.
A beam or rod for holding two parts together; in railways, one of the transverse timbers which support the track and keep it in place.
n.
The art of stiffening or bracing a set of timbers, or the like, by putting in struts, ties, etc., till it has something of the character of a truss.
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To injure by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force; as, the gale strained the timbers of the ship.
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A line of stout posts or timbers set firmly in the earth in contact with each other (and usually with loopholes) to form a barrier, or defensive fortification.
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The act of furnishing with timber; also, timbers, collectively; timberwork; timber.
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A long wooden pin used in fastening the planks of a vessel to the timbers or to each other.
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A tie securing two timbers together, not used for part of a regular truss, but serving a temporary purpose, as to provide against unusual strain.
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A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine.
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A bolt used by shipwrights, to bend and secure the planks against the timbers till they are fastened by bolts, spikes, or treenails; -- not to be confounded with ringbolt.
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