butt block

noun

: a block of hardwood to which the ends of adjoining planks of a ship's frames are fastened

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Rhymes for butt block

• alcock
• beanstalk
• bedrock
• boardwalk
• catwalk
• cornstalk
• crosswalk
• deadlock
• feedstock
• fetlock
• flintlock
• goshawk