What is a small vane of bunting, feathers, or any other light material, carried at the masthead to indicate the direction of the wind. Totten called?
dogvane — A small vane of bunting, feathers, or any other light material, carried at the masthead to indicate the direction of the wind. Totten. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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