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Porthole vs Quickwork - What's the difference?

porthole | quickwork |

As nouns the difference between porthole and quickwork

is that porthole is a circular window set in the hull of a ship while quickwork is (nautical|archaic) all of the submerged section of a vessel's planking.

porthole

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A circular window set in the hull of a ship.
  • Synonyms

    * scuttle

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    quickwork

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (nautical, archaic) All of the submerged section of a vessel's planking.
  • (nautical, archaic) The planking between the spirketing and the clamps.
  • (nautical, archaic) The short planks between the portholes.