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tumble home

 
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–noun
1. Nautical. an inward and upward slope of the middle body of a vessel.
2. Also, tum⋅ble⋅home. a similar shape for the body of an automobile.
Origin:
1825–35
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tum·ble·home   (tŭm'bəl-hōm')   
n.  The inward curve of a ship's topsides.

[From tumble, to slope inward (obsolete).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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