In spite of its slightly cambered flat bottom, this boat, though truly a flatiron skiff in midsection form, had no real relation to the New Haven sharpie; it probably owed its origin to the Chesapeake log canoe, for which it was an inexpensive substitute.
"The Migrations of an American Boat Type"
Howard I. Chapelle
A blow to his midsection had him puffing and Karl hammered in rights and lefts to the now sinister face that rocked his opponent to his heels.
"Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930"
Various
When he was straight a pile driver struck him in the midsection.
"Brink of Madness"
Walter J. Sheldon