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Definition of Lapstreak
1. a. Made with boards whose edges lap one over another; clinker-built; -- said of boats.
Definition of Lapstreak
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lapstreak
Literary usage of Lapstreak
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of American Pastimes: Containing a History of the Principal Base by Charles A. Peverelly (1866)
"La Voyageur, double-scull lapstreak, Blaikie and Bodge ; two miles; time, ...
Olivia, single-scull lapstreak, AH Clark; two miles; time, 15.35 ; prize, $40. ..."
2. Canoe and Boat Building: A Complete Manual for Amateurs. Containing Plain by William Picard Stephens (1885)
"The third point is the one most emphasized by the opponents of the lapstreak,
but they overlook the fact that the laps, or /ands, as they are usually called ..."
3. Harvard Magazine by Harvard University (1864)
"As the second Freshman boat was a lapstreak, an allowance of 27 seconds was given
it. The Judges were Messrs. GH Richards, CC Jackson, WT Washburn, ..."
4. The Yachtsman's Handbook on the Practical Equipping, Care and Handling of Boats by Herbert Lawrence Stone (1912)
"Some of you may wonder whether it is best to purchase a lapstreak, ... In the
lapstreak tender, the planks lap over each other—that is to say, ..."
5. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"Thet poor cretur never had the spunk to Puget Sound,' p. 81. 'em anything to talk
about.—Ella Higginson,' Tales from lapstreak. A clinker-built boat. ..."
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