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car⋅vel-built

   [kahr-vuhl-bilt]
–adjective
(of a ship's hull) formed of planks laid close on the frames so as to present a smooth exterior. Compare clinker-built (def. 2).
Origin:
1790–1800
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Carvelbuilt

Car"vel*built\, a. (Shipbuilding) Having the planks meet flush at the seams, instead of lapping as in a clinker-built vessel.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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