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Nautical: To strengthen, as a weak spar, by lashing one or more pieces of wood or iron along the weak place.

In joinery, to strengthen, as a piece of wood, by fastening another piece above or below it, and sometimes both.

In railroading, to splice, as rails, with a fish-joint.

--Century Dictionary definitions

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