What is a piece of oak bolted perpendicularly on the side of a vessel, to aid in drawing down and securing the clew of the mainsail called?
chesstree — A piece of oak bolted perpendicularly on the side of a vessel, to aid in drawing down and securing the clew of the mainsail. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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