capstan bar

American  

noun

1. a long lever for turning a capstan by hand.

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capstan bar British  

noun

1. a lever, often wooden, for turning a capstan

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Etymology

Origin of capstan bar

First recorded in 1620–30

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Example Sentences

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capstan bar

His quick eye spied a capstan bar which he snatched up as a cudgel.

From Blackbeard: Buccaneer by Frank Earle Schoonover

I did not believe that Turner had strength enough to fell so vigorous a man, even with the capstan bar which we found lying near by.

From The After House by Mary Roberts Rinehart

With a capstan bar, and many a hearty "Yo, heave ho!" they levered the plank out over the side till Adolphe's weight tilted it up, and he soused into the water.

From The Admirable Tinker Child of the World by Edgar Jepson

Of course, place the men as near to the end of the capstan bar as convenient for work.

From Scamping Tricks and Odd Knowledge Occasionally Practised upon Public Works by John Henry Newman

The scuffling of feet and the fall of the heavy capstan bar caused the second mate to turn quickly, and at the same moment the captain's door opened and he stepped out on the deck.

From A Voyage with Captain Dynamite by Charles Edward Rich

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