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stem to stern

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(from) stem to stern
completely. We overhauled the car from stem to stern.
Related vocabulary: from top to bottom
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of from the stem to the stern (= from the front end to the back end of a ship)
See also: stem, stern
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Each carried a strange banner swung from stem to stern above the upper works, and upon the prow of each was painted some odd device that gleamed in the sunlight and showed plainly even at the distance at which we were from the vessels.
A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
The second night after the drowning of the mate the little yacht was suddenly wracked from stem to stern.
The Return of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
The electric light went out suddenly, and two enormous waterspouts broke over the bridge of the frigate, rushing like a torrent from stem to stern, overthrowing men, and breaking the lashings of the spars.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
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