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transom (iou)

transom noun. Also (earlier) traversayn. LME.
[Old & mod. French traversin, formed as TRAVERSE noun.]
A type of bolster for a bed. LME-E16.
gen. A supporting or strengthening crossbar in any structure; a lintel. LME.
b. A cross-beam in a ship's frame; spec. any of several transverse beams across the stern-post of a ship. LME.
c. The transverse bar in a cross. L16-M19.
d. Any of the cross-timbers laid between railway sleepers. M19.
e. A beam across a saw-pit to support a log. L19.
A horizontal bar of wood or stone across a mullioned window or between a door and fan-light. LME.
b. = transom window below. US. M19.
The seat of a throne; a seat at the side of a ship's cabin or state-room. M19.
Comb.: transom-knee any of the timbers or irons attaching the transoms to the stern-timbers; transom-stern a ship's stern formed by or taking its shape from a transom; transom-window (a) a window divided by a transom; (b) a small window above a door lintel or above a larger window.
transomed adjective divided by or having a transom or transoms L16.

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Scoop like devices used to direct air into a boat.

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