10. (Naut.) (a) The mold of a ship when she begins to curve in at the
rungheads; any part of a ship shaped in a segment of a circle. (b) A
large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to
steer them.
10. (Naut.) (a) The mold of a ship when she begins to curve in at the
rungheads; any part of a ship shaped in a segment of a circle. (b) A
large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to
steer them.