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A rope or chain to confine the bowsprit of a ship downward to the stem or cutwater; -- usually in the pl.

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  1. n. A rope or chain to confine the bowsprit of a ship downward to the stem or cutwater; -- usually in the pl.
  2. A rope or chain to confine the bowsprit of a ship downward to the stem or cutwater; -- usually in the pl.
  3. A rope or chain to confine the bowsprit of a ship downward tothe stem or cutwater; -- usually in the pl.
  4. n. A rope or chain to confine the bowsprit of a ship downward to the stem or cutwater; -- usually in the pl.