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strake

UK/ˈstɹeɪk/ uncommon archaic obsolete

noun

1.

thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship

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Origin

From Middle English strake, from Old English *straca (> Anglo-Latin straca), from Proto-West Germanic *strakō, from Proto-Germanic *strakaz (“straight”). Akin to Old English streċċan (“to make straight, stretch”).

Phrases

  • garboard strake

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