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noun a vertical post at the forward edge of a rudder that enables the rudder to pivot
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁roh₁-(ye-)-tider. Proto-Germanic *rōaną Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Germanic *-þrą Proto-Germanic *rōþrą Proto-West Germanic *rōþr Old English rōþor Middle English rother English rudder Latin postisbor. Old English post Latin postisder. Old French postbor. Middle English post English post English…
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