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Coamings

Webster's Dictionary

(n. pl.) Raised pieces of wood of iron around a hatchway, skylight, or other opening in the deck, to prevent water from running bellow; esp. the fore-and-aft pieces of a hatchway frame as distinguished from the transverse head ledges.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Coamings'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/coamings.html. 1828.