Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BLACK'-STRAKES
BLACK'-STRAKES, n.
In a ship, are a range of planks immediately above the wales in a ship's side, covered with tar and lampblack. – Encyc.
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BLACK'-STRAKES, n.
In a ship, are a range of planks immediately above the wales in a ship's side, covered with tar and lampblack. – Encyc.
Return to page 88 of the letter “B”.