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noun

Nautical. a sliding ring or collar of rope, wood, or metal that confines a yard or the jaws of a gaff to the mast but allows vertical movement.

Also, par·ral.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English perell, variant of Middle English parail, aphetic variant of aparail apparel

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parrel or parral (ˈpærəl)

—n
	nautical a ring that holds the jaws of a boom to the mast but lets it slide up and down

[C15: probably from obsolete aparail equipment, a variant of apparel]

parral or parral

—n

[C15: probably from obsolete aparail equipment, a variant of apparel]

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