What is (a) A small tackle with a single rope, used to hoist light bodies. (b) The long pennant. See Pennant (a) called?
whip — (Naut.) (a) A small tackle with a single rope, used to hoist light bodies. (b) The long pennant. See Pennant (a). (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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