lapstreak

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lapstreak - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lapstreak \Lap"streak`\, Lapstrake \Lap"strake`\, lap-streaked
  \lap-streaked\, lap-straked \lap-straked\a.
     Made with boards whose edges lap one over another;
     clinker-built; -- said of boats. Contrasted with
     carvel-built.
  
     Syn: lap-jointed, overlapping.
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