snotter

/ ˈsnɒtər /

noun

(often plural) another word for snot

verb

to breathe through obstructed nostrils
to snivel or blubber

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A small boom which crosses the sail of a boat diagonally from the mast to the upper aftmost corner: the lower end of the sprit rests in a sort of becket called the snotter, which encircles the mast at that place.

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The snotter was a short piece of rope with a loop at each end.

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When raising the sail it was first partly hoisted, then the sprit was hooked in the loop and the snotter, after which the throat halyard was drawn taut.

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Then the snotter was pulled up the mast as far as it would go, flattening out the sail.