belaying pin

American  

noun

Nautical.

1. a short, round bar of metal or wood, inserted in a fife rail or pin rail, to which a rope is belayed.

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belaying pin British  

noun

1. nautical a cylindrical, sometimes tapered pin, usually of metal or wood, that fits into a hole in a pin or fife rail: used for belaying

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Etymology

Origin of belaying pin

First recorded in 1830–40

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Example Sentences

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belaying pin

Skipper Mike Frenette put an end to the snapper's antics with a hit from the aluminum belaying pin that would have done Barry Bonds proud.

From Time Magazine Archive

Though they looked healthy enough to chew a belaying pin, the question was whether they would later die of radiation disease.

From Time Magazine Archive

In comes the brace till the trim suits the mate, when he calls out 'Turn the crossjack brace!' which means making it fast on a belaying pin.

From All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways by William Charles Henry Wood

I sent a belaying pin after him, and it hit him on the shoulder; but I doubt that it hurt him.

From The Grain Ship by Morgan Robertson

"Shove orf, me son," added Bill Blunt and squinted along his belaying pin straight at Leyden.

From Gold Out of Celebes by Aylward Edward Dingle

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