1. Soute.
2. Support.
Metal casting with curved arms for passing ropes for mooring ship.
A block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object; SYN. wedge.
A thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices.
A thin often tapered piece of material (as wood, metal, or stone) used to fill in space between things (as for support, leveling, or adjustment of fit)
ETYM Old Eng. wegge, AS. wecg; akin to Dutch wig, wigge, Old High Germ. wecki, German weck a (wedge-shaped) loaf, Icel. veggr, Dan. vaegge, Swed. vigg, and probably to Lith. vagis a peg. Related to Wigg.
1. An iron with considerable loft and a broad sole.
2. Any shape that is triangular in cross section; SYN. wedge shape, cuneus.
3. Something shaped like a V that can be pushed between two things to separate them.
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