strong back (strongbak)

Naut.: (a) A piece of wood or iron over the windla , to trice the chain up to when the windla is to be used for any purpose. ( b ) A spar acro boat-davits, to which the boat is secured at sea. strong bark (strông bärk), n. A tree or shrub of the boraginaceous genus Bourreria, which belongs to the West Indies and tropical America. One species, B. Havanensis, which extends into Florida, is a small tree or shrub with a hard, fine, and beautiful wood of a brown color streaked with orange; the larger trees, however, are hollow and defective. Petiveria. strong-minded (strông' minded), a. 1. Having a strong or vigorous mind.-2. Not in accordance with the female character or manners; unfeminine: applied ironically to women claiming the privileges and opportunities of men.