Hypertext Webster Gateway: "rudderstock"
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) 1.7 (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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