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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ship-building, one of the pieces of timber secured to the angles of fishes and sidetrees, to take the place of any piece that may prove deficient.
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chained_bear commented on the word cant-piece
"She refitted at Cadiz, and they did wonders for her -- brand-new knees, stringers, cant-pieces ... how she flies."
--Patrick O'Brian, The Ionian Mission, 242
February 14, 2008