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horn timber

noun

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  1. A timber that angles up from the sternpost to support the overhang of the stern. A single…

    A timber that angles up from the sternpost to support the overhang of the stern. A single vessel may have multiple horn timbers.

    • The truncated horn timbers had been led through the transom (exposing end grain to the elements incidentally) and firmly fastened to it.
    • The rabbet for the comparatively horizontal horn timber is taken from the sections in the body plan.
    • The archboard assembly can now be erected, springing aft from the after most frame, and supported by the horn timber.

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