stemson Naut.
(ˈstɛmsən)
[f. stem n.2, after keelson, kelson.]
(See quot. 1769.)
| 1769 Falconer Dict. Marine (1780), Stemson, an arching piece of timber fixed within the apron to reinforce the scarf thereof. 1849 Longfellow Build. Ship 178 Stemson and keelson and sternson-knee. 1886 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 819/1 The foremost end of the keelson scarphs to the stemson. |