Middle English Dictionary Entry
halk-essing n.
Entry Info
Forms | halk-essing n. |
Etymology | Cp. halk & Swed., Dan. essing gunwale, Norw. dial. æsing stringer on which the thwarts rest. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Naut.?A beam used to reinforce the gunwales at an angle of the ship.
Associated quotations
- (1337-8) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 1189 : Et in..meremio pro hord' railes et halkessinges, j keliswyn ad imponend' mast'.