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graving piece
noun
, Nautical.
- a piece of wood let into a wooden hull to replace decayed wood.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of graving piece1
First recorded in 1795–1805
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Example Sentences
I once heard a captain of one of the mail steamers describe this job as “letting in a graving piece down the back.”
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