"compass timber" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: compass timbers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} compass timber (countable and uncountable, plural compass timbers)
  1. curved timber used for shipbuilding etc. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-compass_timber-en-noun-Jbf3bvSK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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