parrel

American  

[par-uhl] / ˈpær əl /

Or parral

noun

1. Nautical. a sliding ring or collar of rope, wood, or metal that confines a yard or the jaws of a gaff to the mast but allows vertical movement.

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parrel British  

/ ˈpærəl /

noun

1. nautical a ring that holds the jaws of a boom to the mast but lets it slide up and down

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Etymology

Origin of parrel

1425–75; late Middle English perell, variant of Middle English parail, aphetic variant of aparail apparel

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Example Sentences

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parrel

Some of the men ran to let go the haulyards and lower the sail, but the parrel jammed and the yard would not come down.

From She by Henry Rider Haggard

The parrel cut, the yard was quickly topped and unrigged, and then lowered away on deck.

From Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea by James O. Brayman

But der Younger bick der parrel oop und schwig him all at one.

From The Breitmann Ballads by Charles Godfrey Leland

Spherical pieces of wood, termed bull's-eyes, having a hole through them, in which is inserted the rope of the parrel.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Sir Edward Belcher

Small wonder that every whisper, every creak of block or parrel, caused him to jump to the compass—a steering order all but spoken.

From The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea by David W. Bone

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