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cat-harpin
[ kat-hahr-pin ]
noun
, Nautical.
- any of a number of short ropes or rods for gathering in shrouds near their tops.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cat-harpin1
Variant of cat-harping; etymology uncertain
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