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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DOGSHORE

DOGSHORE Dog "shore `, n. (Naut. )

 

Defn: One of several shores used to hold a ship firmly and prevent her moving while the blocks are knocked away before launching.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

dogshore

dog |shore |ˈdɒgʃɔː | ▶noun each of a pair of blocks of timber positioned on each side of a ship on a slipway to prevent it sliding down before launching.

 

Oxford Dictionary

dogshore

dog |shore |ˈdɒgʃɔː | ▶noun each of a pair of blocks of timber positioned on each side of a ship on a slipway to prevent it sliding down before launching.