shoot1 n, usu pl Cp OED ~ sb2 'sheet' naut obs (1495-1633); ELMER 136 shoots 'floorboards' Sf. Flooring board in the forward and after parts of a boat (Q 67-78).
1969 Nfld Qtly July, p. 19 After shoots: boards nailed flat to permit standing in the rear of a boat. Ibid 20 Fore shoots: the boards nailed flat across the inside front part of a boat to permit standing.
