gripe vs ledge

gripe

noun
  • The piece of timber that terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot. 

  • A wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems. 

  • A complaint, often a petty or trivial one. 

  • The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind. 

  • Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines. 

  • An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted. 

verb
  • To suffer griping pains. 

  • To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing close-hauled, requires constant labour at the helm. 

  • To annoy or bother. 

  • To complain; to whine. 

ledge

noun
  • A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams. 

  • A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks. 

  • A provincial or territorial legislative assembly. 

  • A cornice. 

  • A (door or window) lintel. 

  • A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral. 

  • A provincial or territorial legislature building. 

  • A layer or stratum. 

  • A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery. 

verb
  • To cause to have, or to develop, a ledge (during mining, canal construction, building, etc). 

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