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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPURN-WATER

In ships, a channel at the end of a deck to restrain the water.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SPURN-WATER

SPURN-WATER Spurn "-wa `ter, n. (Naut. )

 

Defn: A channel at the end of a deck to restrain the water.