crance iron
[ krans ]
/ kræns /
noun Nautical.
a metal ring or cap to which bobstays and shrouds are secured, at the forward end of a bowsprit.
an iron mast fitting holding a yard that is not raised or lowered, as that of the foresail or mainsail on a large ship.
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Origin of crance iron
1840–50; compare Dutch krans wreath
Words nearby crance iron
cranberry glass, cranberry gourd, cranberry tree, Cranborne money, Cranbrook, crance iron, cranch, crandall, crane, crane fly, cranesbill
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