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hassens

plural nounsea

Planks beside the keel on a boat

Planks (strakes) on a boat lying directly beside the garboard strake — i.e. the timbers adjacent to the keel-side board.

Example in use

Aw'll pit new nails in the hassens the morn

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/HAS-enz/

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Origin & context

scotsolderneutral

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