cat-harping
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See also: catharping
English[edit]
Noun[edit]
cat-harping (plural cat-harpings)
- (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.
References[edit]
- “cat-harping”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.