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noun Nautical.
a rope extending from the peak of a gaff to the ship's rail or to a mast, used to steady the gaff.
Origin:
1760–70; < Dutch: device for securing something; compare vanglijn bow rope, equivalent to vang + lijn line
1760–70; < Dutch: device for securing something; compare vanglijn bow rope, equivalent to vang + lijn line
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| —n | |
| 1. | a rope or tackle extended from the boom of a fore-and-aft mainsail to a deck fitting of a vessel when running, in order to keep the boom from riding up |
| 2. | a guy extending from the end of a gaff to the vessel's rail on each side, used for steadying the gaff |
| [C18: from Dutch, from vangen to catch] | |
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