What does "acorn" mean?
Acorn: (Naut.) A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.
Additional senses
- 2.(Zoöl.) See Acorn-shell.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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