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Astrakhan
Astrakhan As`tra*khan", a. Of or pertaining to Astrakhan in Russia or its products; made of an Astrakhan skin. -- n. The skin of stillborn or young lambs of that region, the curled wool of which resembles fur.
Lapstrake
Lapstreak Lap"streak`, Lapstrake Lap"strake`, a. Made with boards whose edges lap one over another; clinker-built; -- said of boats.
Ringstraked
Ringstraked Ring"straked`, a. Ring-streaked. Cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted. --Gen. xxx. 39.
Sheer strake
Sheer Sheer, n. 1. (Naut.) (a) The longitudinal upward curvature of the deck, gunwale, and lines of a vessel, as when viewed from the side. (b) The position of a vessel riding at single anchor and swinging clear of it. 2. A turn or change in a course. Give the canoe a sheer and get nearer to the shore. --Cooper. 3. pl. Shears See Shear. Sheer batten (Shipbuilding), a long strip of wood to guide the carpenters in following the sheer plan. Sheer boom, a boom slanting across a stream to direct floating logs to one side. Sheer hulk. See Shear hulk, under Hulk. Sheer plan, or Sheer draught (Shipbuilding), a projection of the lines of a vessel on a vertical longitudinal plane passing through the middle line of the vessel. Sheer pole (Naut.), an iron rod lashed to the shrouds just above the dead-eyes and parallel to the ratlines. Sheer strake (Shipbuilding), the strake under the gunwale on the top side. --Totten. To break sheer (Naut.), to deviate from sheer, and risk fouling the anchor.
Strake
Strake Strake, obs. imp. of Strike. --Spenser.
Strake
Strake Strake, n. [See Streak.] 1. A streak. [Obs.] --Spenser.``White strake.' --Gen. xxx. 37. 2. An iron band by which the fellies of a wheel are secured to each other, being not continuous, as the tire is, but made up of separate pieces. 3. (Shipbuilding) One breadth of planks or plates forming a continuous range on the bottom or sides of a vessel, reaching from the stem to the stern; a streak. Note: The planks or plates next the keel are called the garboard strakes; the next, or the heavy strakes at the bilge, are the bilge strakes; the next, from the water line to the lower port sill, the wales; and the upper parts of the sides, the sheer strakes. 4. (Mining) A trough for washing broken ore, gravel, or sand; a launder.

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- Robert Strąk (born 9 June 1967 in Wałcz) is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 13,859 votes in 26 Gdynia district...
- Paweł Strąk (born 24 March 1983) is a Polish former professional footballer who pla**** as a defender. His former clubs include Wisła Kraków and Zagłębie...
- Approaches. Cologne: Springer. p. 48. ISBN 9780387786827 – via Google Books. Strak, V.; Dominguez, S.; Petit, C.; Meyer, B.; Loget, N. (2011). "Interaction...
- WSJ Blogs. 1 November 2010. Facebook po****irder dan Hyves Hyves: Nu & Straks "Politici ontdekken Hyves: Over Wouter Bos en zijn nieuwe mediagebruik"...
- Union. 89 (6): 49. Bibcode:2008EOSTr..89...49M. doi:10.1029/2008EO060001. Strak, Vincent; Sc****art, Wouter P. (December 2018). "A subduction and mantle...
- Pommelien Thijs en Camille Dhont over de tol van hun succes: "Hoe smal en strak moeten we eigenlijk zijn?"". hln.be. Retrieved 29 November 2023. Lê Van...
- Hanneloes; Vugts, Paul (2021-04-28). "Nieuwe rechtbank Amsterdam: statig en strak, maar ook heel open". Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-04-30. "Eisenmann"...
- Lohkay. Amsterdam: Atlas Contact. ISBN 978-90-450-4427-9. OCLC 1237644513. "Straks 28 Vermeers in het Rijksmuseum: 'Een echte once in a lifetime'". Nederlandse...
- standards and guidelines". British Medical Journal. Retrieved 18 October 2021. Strak M, Weinmayr G, Rodopoulou S, Chen J, Hoogh Kd, Andersen ZJ, et al. (2 September...
- from the original on 20 March 2006. Retrieved 17 July 2006. "Spears kom straks met regsaksie". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 20 April 2006. Archived from...