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A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed
under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a
steep hill; a drag; a skidpan; also, by extension, a hook attached to a
chain, and used for the same purpose. |
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A piece of timber used as a support, or to receive pressure. |
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Large fenders hung over a vessel's side to protect it in
handling a cargo. |
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One of a pair of timbers or bars, usually arranged so as to
form an inclined plane, as form a wagon to a door, along which anything
is moved by sliding or rolling. |
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One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting
anything, as a boat, a barrel, etc. |
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To protect or support with a skid or skids; also, to cause
to move on skids. |
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To check with a skid, as wagon wheels. |