stem plating
51Iron Act — (1750) Measure by the British Parliament to restrict the American colonial iron industry. Pig iron and iron bar could be exported to England duty free to meet British needs. Further development of colonial manufacturing to produce finished iron… …
53strake — [strāk] n. [ME, akin to strecchen, to STRETCH] a single line of planking or metal plating extending along the hull of a ship or boat from stem to stern …
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