capstan bar

American  

noun

1. a long lever for turning a capstan by hand.

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capstan bar British  

noun

1. a lever, often wooden, for turning a capstan

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Etymology

Origin of capstan bar

First recorded in 1620–30

Example Sentences

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capstan bar

But he helped himself to a capstan bar, and that is of great length and very heavy.

From Annie o' the Banks o' Dee by Stables, Gordon

And thereupon Hardenberg swore a great oath and threw down the capstan bar he held in his hand.

From A Deal in Wheat and Other Stories of the New and Old West by Norris, Frank

The scuffling of feet and the fall of the heavy capstan bar caused the second mate to turn quickly, and at the same moment the captain's door opened and he stepped out on the deck.

From A Voyage with Captain Dynamite by Rich, Charles Edward

With a capstan bar, and many a hearty "Yo, heave ho!" they levered the plank out over the side till Adolphe's weight tilted it up, and he soused into the water.

From The Admirable Tinker Child of the World by Jepson, Edgar

Lookye here, sir, I’m going to have a talk to old Taters, and I shall give him a capstan bar to use, instead of the cutlash.

From The Black Bar by M.L.P.