sheer : Idioms & Phrases

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plank-sheer

Plank"-sheer` noun
Definitions
  1. (Shipbuilding) The course of plank laid horizontally over the timberheads of a vessel's frame.
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Sheer batten

  • (Shipbuilding), a long strip of wood to guide the carpenters in following the sheer plan.
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Sheer boom

  • a boom slanting across a stream to direct floating logs to one side.
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Sheer hulk

  • . See Shear hulk, under Hulk.
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Sheer plan, ∨ Sheer draught

  • (Shipbuilding), a projection of the lines of a vessel on a vertical longitudinal plane passing through the middle line of the vessel.
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Sheer pole

  • (Naut.), an iron rod lashed to the shrouds just above the dead-eyes and parallel to the ratlines.
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Sheer strake

  • (Shipbuilding), the strake under the gunwale on the top side. Totten.
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To break sheer

  • (Naut.), to deviate from sheer, and risk fouling the anchor.
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To sheer off

  • to turn or move aside to a distance; to move away.
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To sheer up

  • to approach obliquely.
Webster 1913