outhaul
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How to use outhaul in a sentence
outhaul, owt′hawl, n. a rope for hauling out the clew of a sail.
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 DanaAnd 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 CollingwoodBesides, 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 MacgregorThe outhaul was run out on the deck, and manned by all the hands that could get hold of it.
Dikes and Ditches | Oliver Optic
British Dictionary definitions for outhaul
/ (ˈaʊtˌhɔːl) /
nautical a line or cable for tightening the foot of a sail by hauling the clew out along the boom or yard: Also: outhauler
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