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KEEL , the bottom timber or combination of plates of a ship or boat, extending longitudinally from bow to stern, and sup-porting the framework (see SHIP-BUILDING). The origin of the word has been obscured by confusion of two words, the Old Norwegian
German
kiel
English
modern
German
English
kiel
long war galleys of the Vikings, in which sense " keel " or " keele " is still used by archaeologists. On the Tyne " keel " is the name given to a flat-bottomed vessel used to carry coals to the colliers. There is another word " keel, " meaning to cool, familiar
Joan
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