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Meanings of stern-sheet (stern-sheets) in English

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Usage of stern-sheets in English
1
One seized the oars, and the other seated himself in the stern-sheets.
Old Jack
2
He is lying in the stern-sheets of the boat, stiff and weak.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction
3
The old man lay in the stern-sheets supported in my captain's arms.
Old Jack
4
My grandfather kept his fishing-lines in a little skivet under the stern-sheets.
Wandering Heath
5
For hours he sat in the stern-sheets quite motionless, as if stunned.
Philosopher Jack
6
Dominic, with his arm round my shoulders, supported me in the stern-sheets.
The Mirror of the Sea
7
The spectral figure in the stern-sheets spoke in a languid tone:
Victory: An Island Tale
8
I cried, half rising from the bottom of the boat in the stern-sheets.
Tent Life in Siberia / A New Account of an Old Undertaking; Adve...
9
I made a grab at the gunwale, and caught it in the stern-sheets.
Ned Myers, or, a Life Before the Mast
10
Doubly thankful we were when we saw him also safe in the stern-sheets.
A Yacht Voyage Round England
11
Standing up in the stern-sheets by her side, I kept on sculling gently.
Romance
12
At length she came, bringing a stranger seated in the stern-sheets.
The Settlers: A Tale of Virginia
13
It was caught by our sailors and placed on the stern-sheets.
Six Months at the Cape
14
He handed down his own bag, and threw the blankets into the stern-sheets.
Foul Play
15
His clothes were wet and the stern-sheets were covered with spray.
Legends and Tales
16
He crept cautiously aft to the stern-sheets and took Emmeline in his arms.
The Blue Lagoon
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