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... metric tons). KEELAGE. A duty or toll charged for permitting a ship to enter and anchor in a port or harbor. KEEL BATTEN. See Hog Piece. KEEL BENDER. A heavy duty power press used for flanging heavy plates, such as in forming the beveled flanges of...

A Practical Course in Wooden Boat and Ship Building: The Fundamental ... - Page 217
by Richard Montgomery Van Gaasbeek - 1919 - 238 pages
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The Sailor's Word-book: An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, Including ...

William Henry Smyth - Military art and science - 1867 - 836 pages

...KEELAGE. A local duty charged on all vessels coming into a harbour. KEEL-BLOCKS. Short log ends of timbers on which the keel of a vessel rests while building or repairing, affording access to work beneath. KEEL-DEETERS. The wives and daughters of keel-men, who sweep and...

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