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  1. 1. n. Any spar or projecting timber run out for temporary use, as from a ship's mast, to hold a rope or a sail extended, or from a building, to support hoisting teckle. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A projecting support for a rowlock, extended from the side of a boat. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A boat thus equipped. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. A projecting contrivance at the side of a boat to prevent upsetting, as projecting spars with a log at the end. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. a stabilizer for a canoe; spars attach to a shaped log or float parallel to the hull Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. Any spar or projecting timber run out for temporary use, as from a ship's mast, to hold a rope or a sail extended, or from a building, to support hoisting teckle. 2. (Naut.) (a) A projecting support for a rowlock, extended from the side of a boat. (b) A boat thus equipped. (c) A projecting contrivance at the side of a boat to prevent upsetting, as projecting spars with a log at the end. Source: webster
  7. 7. n:100 n. a stabilizer for a canoe; spars attach to a shaped log or float parallel to the hull Source: ecdict

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