Definitions for chesstree
chesstree
chess·tree
Spelling: [ches-tree]
IPA: /ˈtʃɛsˌtri/
Chesstree is a 9 letter English word.
You can make 238 anagrams from letters in chesstree (ceeehrsst).
Definitions for chesstree
noun
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(in the 17th and 18th centuries) a wooden fastening with one or more sheaves, attached to the topside of a sailing vessel, through which the windward tack of a course was rove.
Origin of chesstree
1620-30; perhaps by folk etymology French châssis frame; see chassis
Examples for chesstree
Sea after sea struck her on the chesstree or the beam, pouring over her decks and adding to the accumulation of water in her hold.