Stēm'son, n.
n. (Ship-building.) A piece of compass-timber, fixed on the after part of the apron inside, the lower end of which is scarfed into the keelson, and receives the scarf of the stem, through which it is bolted. Dana.
n. (Ship-building.) A piece of compass-timber, fixed on the after part of the apron inside, the lower end of which is scarfed into the keelson, and receives the scarf of the stem, through which it is bolted. Dana.