seat of ease
n.— «False Rail.—A rail fayed down upon the upper side of the main or upper rail of the head. It is to strengthen the head-rail, and forms the seat of ease at the after end next the bow.» —by Richard W. Meade A Treatise on Naval Architecture and Ship-Building (Philadelphia, Pa.) , 1869. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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