Note 125 — INTRODUCTION
Reading edition
'The Harpings of a Ship is the breadth of her at the bow: also some call the ends of the bends, which are fastened into the stem, the Harpings.'—Mainwaring, Seaman's Dictionary.
Reading edition
'The Harpings of a Ship is the breadth of her at the bow: also some call the ends of the bends, which are fastened into the stem, the Harpings.'—Mainwaring, Seaman's Dictionary.