What is a strip of canvas, sewn upon a sail so that a batten or a light spar can placed in the interspace called?
pocket — (Nat.) A strip of canvas, sewn upon a sail so that a batten or a light spar can placed in the interspace. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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