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carling
car·ling [ krling, krlin ] (plural car·lings)


noun 
Definition:
 
beam supporting boat's deck: a fore-and-aft wooden beam that supports a boat's deck, especially around an opening in the deck such as a hatchway
[14th century. < Old Norse]
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