What is pl. (Naut.) Iron rods extending on either side of the bowsprit, to spread, or guy out, the stays, etc called?
whisker — pl. (Naut.) Iron rods extending on either side of the bowsprit, to spread, or guy out, the stays, etc. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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