sternsheet

sternsheet

(ˈstɜːnˌʃiːt)
n
(Nautical Terms) (usually plural) nautical the part of an open boat near the stern
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Not until Mister Haggin abruptly picked him up under one arm and stepped into the sternsheets of the waiting whaleboat, did Jerry dream that anything untoward was to happen to him.
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