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bearding

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bearding [′bir·diŋ]
(naval architecture)
Cutting a timber so as to form an inclined surface that fits the angle of a ship's side.
The forward edge of a rudder or sternpost.


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To fight in trenches against a foe who had no cover nor any firearms was rather a different thing from bearding them in their own lair.
He walked jauntily away, being hungry, and the unfortunate Matthew was left to do that which was harder for him than bearding a lion in its den--walk up to a girl--a strange girl--an orphan girl--and demand of her why she wasn't a boy.
 
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