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Drift :: Drift (n.) The place in a deep-waisted vessel where the sheer is raised and the rail is cut off, and usually terminated with a scroll, or driftpiece..

Sheer :: Sheer (n.) Shears See Shear.

Sheering :: Sheering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shee.

Sheer :: Sheer (v. i.) Bright; clear; pure; unmixed.

Sheerly :: Sheerly (adv.) At once; absolutely.

Sheer :: Sheer (n.) The position of a vessel riding at single anchor and swinging clear of it.

Sheer :: Sheer (n.) The longitudinal upward curvature of the deck, gunwale, and lines of a vessel, as when viewed from the side..

Sheer :: Sheer (v. t.) To shear.

Sny :: Sny (n.) An upward bend in a piece of timber; the sheer of a vessel.

Stark :: Stark (n.) Mere; sheer; gross; entire; downright.

Sheer :: Sheer (n.) A turn or change in a course.

Sheer :: Sheer (v. i.) To decline or deviate from the line of the proper course; to turn aside; to swerve; as, a ship sheers from her course; a horse sheers at a bicycle..

Driftpiece :: Driftpiece (n.) An upright or curved piece of timber connecting the plank sheer with the gunwale; also, a scroll terminating a rail..

Plank-sheer :: Plank-sheer (n.) The course of plank laid horizontally over the timberheads of a vessel's frame.

Surfeit :: Surfboat (n.) A boat intended for use in heavy surf. It is built with a pronounced sheer, and with a view to resist the shock of waves and of contact with the beach..

Sheer :: Sheer (v. i.) Stright up and down; vertical; prpendicular.

Shear :: Shear (v. i.) To deviate. See Sheer.

Sheer :: Sheer (v. i.) Very thin or transparent; -- applied to fabrics; as, sheer muslin..

Berthing :: Berthing (n.) The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake..

Bearing :: Bearing (n.) The widest part of a vessel below the plank-sheer.

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