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A strong piece of timber secured outside the ship's side, almost abreast but somewhat behind the mast, whose lower shrouds it serves to extend and…
A broad thick plank projecting horizontally from the side of a sailing ship slightly behind the mast (or each mast), serving to widen the basis…