Bentinck boom
noun
: a boom used to stretch the foot of the foresail in some small square-rigged ships
Word History
Etymology
after J.A.Bentinck, its inventor
- give (oneself) up to (something)
- give (someone or something) a clean bill of health
- give (someone or something) a wide berth
- give (someone or something) a/the once-over
- give (someone) a break
- give (someone) a call
- give (someone) a drubbing
- give (someone) a hard time
- give (someone) a piece of one's mind
- give (someone) a ring
- give (someone) a rollicking
- give (someone) a run for his/her/your/their money
- give (someone) a shout
- give (someone) a spanking
- give (someone) a wink
- give (someone) a yell
- give (someone) an eyeful
- give (someone) gyp
- give (someone) hell
- give (someone) holy hell
- give (someone) one's word
- give (someone) pause
- give (someone) pause for thought
- give (someone) the ax
- give (someone) the bird