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out⋅haul

[out-hawl]
–noun Nautical.
a rope used for hauling out a sail on a boom, yard, etc.

Origin:
1830–40; out- + haul
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out·haul   (out'hôl')   
n.   Nautical
A rope used to extend a sail along a spar or boom.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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