ˈquick-work Naut.
(See quots.)
| 1711 W. Sutherland Shipbuild. Assist. 162 Quick-work; that part of a Ship's Sides both within and without Board, above the Channel-wales and Decks. 1730 Capt. W. Wriglesworth MS. Log-bk. of the ‘Lyell’ 21 Sept., This morning begun to Caulk the Quick Work on the Quarter deck. 1776 Falconer Dict. Marine (ed. 2), Quick-Work,..a general name given to all that part of a ship which is under the surface of the water when she is laden. 1780 Ibid. (ed. 3), Vibord, the quick-work, or that part of a ship's side..comprehended between the drift-rails and the waist-rail. c 1850 Rudim. Navig. (Weale) 139 Quickwork. A denomination given to the strakes which shut in between the spirketing and clamps. 1867 Smyth Sailor's Word-bk., Quick-Work, is also applied to that part of the inner upperworks of a ship above the covering board. Also, the short planks worked inside between the ports... In general parlance quick-work is synonymous with spirketting. |