A projecting piece of timber or iron near the bow of vessel, to which the anchor is hoisted and secured.
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n ancient Celtic god n a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast n a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something n marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back
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a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast
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The rope or collar by which a yard or spar is held to the mast in such a way that it may be hoisted or lowered at pleasure. n
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A fore-and-aft sail, bent to a gaff, and hoisted on a lower mast or on a small mast, called the trysail mast, close abaft a lower mast
