outhaul

American

[aut-hawl] / ˈaʊtˌhɔl /

noun

Nautical.

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

outhaul British

/ ˈaʊtˌhɔːl /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of outhaul

First recorded in 1830–40; out- + haul

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outhaul

For, as a horse can pull more than it can carry, so a trailer pulled by a motor in a cab can outhaul a truck.

From Time Magazine Archive

Anyone who knows the difference between windward and leeward but not between a boom vang and an outhaul feels apprehensive.

From Time Magazine Archive

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.

From A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron by Edward S. Hodgson

The outhaul was run out on the deck, and manned by all the hands that could get hold of it.

From Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim by Oliver Optic

So saying, I hurried away forward, letting go the trysail outhaul and the main-topsail halliards on my way; passing next to the fore-topsail halliards, which I also let run.

From The Castaways by Thomas Cantrell Dugdale

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