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vb. To cool; to skim or stir.

 - n. A brewer's cooling vat; a keelfat.

 - n. (Shipbuilding) A longitudinal timber, or series of timbers scarfed together, extending from stem to stern along the bottom of a vessel. It is the principal timber of the vessel, and, by means of the ribs attached on each side, supports the vessel's frame. In an iron vessel, a combination of plates supplies the place of the keel of a wooden ship. Fig.: The whole ship. A barge or lighter, used on the Tyne for carrying coal from Newcastle; also, a ...