01 n. A piece of thick plank, armed with iron plates, and fixed on the bow or fore channels of a vessel, for the bill or fluke of the anchor to r…
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A piece of thick plank, armed with iron plates, and fixed on the bow or fore channels of a vessel, for the bill or fluke of the anchor to rest on.(Naut.)
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2.
A flat surface, as of a panel or of a fence, on which bills are posted; a bulletin board.