Definition of "stempost" []

• A vertical post, at the front of the keel, that forms the main part of the bow (noun)

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• "… What is unusual, though, is the notch at the tip of the stempost."
• "When I murmured the words I have just written here, Os had nearly vanished; but I remained where I was, leaning on the rail of the little quarterdeck near the stempost, looking back along the upper river that lay gleaming to the north and east."
• "Theor gripped the stempost and stared out at the enemy."