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

Example Sentences

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capstan bar

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 Newman, John Henry

But he helped himself to a capstan bar, and that is of great length and very heavy.

From Annie o' the Banks o' Dee by Stables, Gordon

He must live so far fr'm th' sea that he don't know a capstan bar fr'm a sheet anchor.

From Mr. Dooley: In the Hearts of His Countrymen by Dunne, Finley Peter

A trimmed sapling served as a capstan bar, against which the two women threw their weight, while Jacques fitted the bone ends neatly together and applied the splints.

From The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)

Mister Lynch stood with his capstan bar poised, as though he were at bat in a baseball game.

From The Blood Ship by Springer, Norman