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[dav-it, dey-vit] Pronunciation Key
[dav-it, dey-vit] Pronunciation Key –noun
| any of various cranelike devices used singly or in pairs for supporting, raising, and lowering esp. boats, anchors, and cargo over a hatchway or side of a ship. |
[Origin: 1325–75; ME daviot < AF, appar. dim. of Davi David]
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| dav·it
(dāv'ĭt, dā'vĭt) Pronunciation Key
n. Any of various types of small cranes that project over the side of a ship and are used to hoist boats, anchors, and cargo. [Middle English daviot, from Norman French daviot, diminutive of Davi, David.] |
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| davit | |
noun | |
| a crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat) |
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Davit
Dav"it\, n. [Cf. F. davier forceps, davit, cooper's instrument, G. david davit; all probably from the proper name David.] (Naut.) (a) A spar formerly used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the sides of the ship; -- called also the fish davit. (b) pl. Curved arms of timber or iron, projecting over a ship's side of stern, having tackle to raise or lower a boat, swing it in on deck, rig it out for lowering, etc.; -- called also boat davits. --Totten.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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