Strake /(?)/

Strake

imp.
  1. imp. of Strike. obs.

Strake

n.
  1. A streak. [Obs.]
  2. An iron band by which the fellies of a wheel are secured to each other, being not continuous, as the tire is, but made up of separate pieces.
  3. One breadth of planks or plates forming a continuous range on the bottom or sides of a vessel, reaching from the stem to the stern; a streak. (Shipbuilding)
  4. A trough for washing broken ore, gravel, or sand; a launder. (Mining)