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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rudderstock  \Rud"der*stock`\,  n.  (Naut.) 
  The  main  part  or  blade  of  the  rudder,  which  is  connected  by 
  hinges,  or  the  like  with  the  sternpost  of  a  vessel. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  rudderstock 
  n  :  a  vertical  post  at  the  forward  edge  of  a  rudder  that  enables 
  the  rudder  to  pivot  [syn:  {rudderpost}] 




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