capstan bar
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of capstan bar
First recorded in 1620–30
Example Sentences
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Seth looked on at the fun, chewing the end of a capstan bar, and Oscar kept on rolling Spunkie in the scuppers, but when McBain joined the group order was somewhat restored.
From The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure by Gordon Stables
Taking a "gun-tackle purchase," or "tackle and fall," as it is called on shore, he attached one hook to the extreme end of the capstan bar, and the other to the rail.
From Work and Win or, Noddy Newman on a Cruise by Oliver Optic
It consists of a lever, screw, rack and pinion, hydraulic press, or any simple combination of mechanical powers, working in a compact pedestal or support and operated by a lever, crank, capstan bar, etc.
From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section I, J, K, and L by Project Gutenberg
His quick eye spied a capstan bar which he snatched up as a cudgel.
From Blackbeard: Buccaneer by Frank Earle Schoonover
I don’t want the skipper to come down on my head with a capstan bar.
From Cormorant Crag A Tale of the Smuggling Days by W. (William) Rainey
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