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graving piece

noun

, Nautical.
  1. 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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