strongback

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noun (1)

1

: a spar lashed from one boat davit to the other to which the boat is secured at sea

2

: a heavy timber or metal beam or bar for taking a strain

specifically : a post to support a light deck used by passengers

strongbark

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noun (2)

variants or less commonly strongback

ˈ⸗ˌ⸗

: a small tree (Bourreria ovata) of the family Ehretiaceae of southern Florida and the West Indies with strong hard brown wood streaked with orange and edible berries from which a beverage is made

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