What is the inner end of a boom or gaff, hollowed in a half circle so as to move freely on a mast called?
jaw — (Naut.) The inner end of a boom or gaff, hollowed in a half circle so as to move freely on a mast. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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