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[kalimera]

Queer male in drag? It helps to ascertain bed's contours . I have leadarming? as an anagram that fits but cannot find a connection to bed's contours .

[Neveracrossword]

I found 'lead-arming' in a dictionary, it refers to (measuring) the sea bed.

[Neveracrossword]

Sorry, I meant to say 'but I can't remember which dictionary.'

[Captain2]

Seafaring term for tallow placed in a sounding lead - so you can ascertain the depth to the floor of the ocean ie the '(sea)bed's contours'

[Calibax]

Chambers has:
lead-arming n (naut) tallow, etc placed in the hollow of a sounding-lead to ascertain the nature of the bottom of the sea, river, etc.

[kalimera]

Thankyou both x

[kalimera]

And thankyou Calibax