Nautical. The upper end of a gaff (gaff, n.1 2); the upper aftermost corner of a sail extended by a gaff. Also with distinguishing word, as gaff peak…
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > sail > [noun] > upper corner (3) peak1692 Nautical. The upper end of a gaff (gaff, n.1 2); the upper aftermost corner of a sail extended by a gaff. Also with distinguishing word, as gaff peak… nock1794 The foremost upper corner of a four-sided fore-and-aft sail. throat1808 Shipbuilding and Nautical. The lower end of a gaff (gaff, n.1 2) having forked jaws (jaw, n.1 4) curved to fit around the mast; the part of a… |
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