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Cat-harpings

CAT-HARPINGS

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Noun.
Ropes serving to brace in the shrouds of the lower masts behind their respective yards, to tighten the shrouds and give more rom to draw in the yards, when the whip is close hauled.

Definition 2024

cat-harpings

cat-harpings

See also: catharpings

English

Noun

cat-harpings

  1. plural of cat-harping

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