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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEEP-WAISTED

a.Having a deep waist, as a ship when the quarter deck and forecastle are raised from four to six feet above the level of the main deck.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DEEP-WAISTED

DEEP-WAISTED Deep "-waist `ed, a. (Naut. )

 

Defn: Having a deep waist, as when, in a ship, the poop and forecastle are much elevated above the deck.