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A large boom or spar, which projects over the stem of a ship or other vessel, to carry sail forward.

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  1. n. A large boom or spar, which projects over the stem of a ship or other vessel, to carry sail forward.
  2. n. a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel
  3. A large boom or spar, which projects over the stem of a ship or other vessel, to carry sail forward.
  4. A large boom or spar, which projects over the stem of a ship orother vessel, to carry sail forward.
  5. n:100 n. a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel