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  • 121rigging — Synonyms and related words: accouterments, advocate, alpenstock, anchor chain, anchor rode, apparatus, apparel, appliances, appointments, appurtenances, arm, armament, artifice, athletic supporter, attire, back, backbone, backing, backropes,… …

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  • 122rope — Synonyms and related words: Havana, allure, ample scope, anchor, anchor chain, anchor rode, attach, attract, ax, backropes, bag, bait, bait the hook, band, bandage, becket, beheading, belt, belvedere, bend, bind, bind up, blandish, blank check,… …

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  • 123spar — Synonyms and related words: Chinese boxing, altercate, argue, argufy, bandy words, bar, bare pole, battle, beam, bicker, boom, bout, bowsprit, box, boxing, boxing match, brawl, broil, bumpkin, cant hook, cavil, choplogic, clash, claw bar, close,… …

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  • 124bullock block — noun a pulley block at the head of a topmast • Syn: ↑bollock • Hypernyms: ↑pulley, ↑pulley block, ↑pulley block, ↑block * * * noun : a large iron strapped gin block fitted under the topmast crosstrees to take the topsail tyes …

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  • 125futtock shroud — noun shroud that is part of a ship s rigging • Hypernyms: ↑sheet, ↑tack, ↑mainsheet, ↑weather sheet, ↑shroud * * * noun : a short iron rod leading from the futtock hoop to the futtock plate and connecting the topmast rigging with the lower mast… …

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  • 126royal mast — noun topmast immediately above the topgallant mast • Hypernyms: ↑topmast …

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  • 127lower mast — noun : the lowest part of a compound mast composed of two or more poles compare topmast * * * /loh euhr/, Naut. the lowermost spar of a compound mast, stepped in the hull of a vessel and carrying a topmast and any other upper spars. * * * lower… …

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  • 128top|gal|lant — «TOP GAL uhnt; Nautical tuh GAL uhnt», noun, adjective. –n. the mast or sail next above the topmast. It is the third section of a mast above the deck. –adj. 1. of or belonging to a topgallant; next above the topmast. 2. (of a deck, rail, or other …

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