outhaul

[out-hawl]

noun Nautical.

a rope used for hauling out a sail on a boom, yard, etc.

Origin of outhaul

First recorded in 1830–40; out- + haul

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Historical Examples of outhaul

The outhaul was run out on the deck, and manned by all the hands that could get hold of it.
Dikes and Ditches
Oliver Optic
Outhaul, owt′hawl, n. a rope for hauling out the clew of a sail.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)
Various
Besides, you must land either to set it or to take in its outhaul, so as to be quite snug.
A Thousand Miles in the Rob Roy Canoe on Rivers and Lakes of Europe
John Macgregor
And as I spoke I made a dash at the trysail brails, cast them off, and proceeded to drag upon the fall of the outhaul tackle.
A Middy in Command
Harry Collingwood
Reeve the outhaul through the block at the swinging-boom-end, and bend the forward end to the outer clew of the sail.
The Seaman's Friend
Richard Henry Dana

British Dictionary definitions for outhaul

outhaul

noun

nautical a line or cable for tightening the foot of a sail by hauling the clew out along the boom or yardAlso: outhauler

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