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Definition: DRIFTPIECE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. An upright or curved piece of timber connecting the plank sheer with the gunwale; also, a scroll terminating a rail.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Driftpiece" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: DRIFTPIECE

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. An upright or curved piece of timber connecting the plank sheer with the gunwale; also, a scroll terminating a rail.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "DRIFTPIECE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)