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   keel·son

   /ˈkels(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. a centerline structure running the length of a ship and fastening the transverse members of the floor to the keel below.

   Word Origin Middle Englishkelswayn, related to Low German kielswīn, from kiel ‘keel of a ship’ + swīn ‘swine’ (used as the name of a timber).

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • K

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   • E

     1

   • E

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   • L

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