bowsprit

Definitions


[ˈbəʊsprɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a spar running out from a ship's bow, to which the forestays are fastened


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Origin:
Middle English: from Middle Low German bōgsprēt, Middle Dutch boechspriet, from boech ‘bow’ + spriet ‘sprit’




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