spirketting
/ (ˈspɜːkɪtɪŋ) /
noun nautical
deck planking near the bulwarks
the interior lining between ports and the overhead interior surface of the cabin
Word Origin for spirketting
C18: from obsolete
spirket space between floor timbers in a ship
Words nearby spirketting
spirituous,
spiritus asper,
spiritus frumenti,
spiritus lenis,
spiritus vinosus,
spirketting,
spiro-,
spirochaeta,
spirochaete,
spirochaetosis,
spirochete
Example sentences from the Web for spirketting
In general parlance quick-work is synonymous with spirketting.
The Sailor's Word-Book |William Henry Smyth