beak —
“Now on the,”
THE TEMPEST, i. 2. 196.
“The beak was a strong pointed body at the head of the
ancient galleys. It is used here for the forecastle or the boltsprit”
(JOHNSON)
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A General Glossary to Shakespeare's Works. Alexander Dyce. Boston. Dana Estes and Company. 1904.
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