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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Naut.) One of the short ropes or iron cramps used to brace in the shrouds toward the masts so a to give freer sweep to the yards.

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  • noun nautical One of the short ropes or iron cramps used to brace in the shrouds toward the masts so as to give freer sweep to the yards.

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  • Usage on cat-harpin, also futtock-shroud.

    October 14, 2008

  • That previous comment sums up at least half of why I love this site.

    April 21, 2011

  • Pure joy.

    April 21, 2011

  • He strummed the feline "with feeling", using a cat-hairpin as a plectrum.

    December 28, 2012