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The arrangement of masts, spars, and sails on a sailing vessel.
A wooden or metal pole used to support sails and rigging.
Rigging which is used to support masts and spars, and is not normally manipulated during normal operations.
Rigging used to manipulate sails, spars, etc. in order to control the movement of the ship. The opposite of "Standing Rigging".
tall and slender, as trees and spars
Fibres of old rope packed between spars, or used as a fender.
old Western term for Appaloosas that often had a sparse mane and tail.
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n.
DRess; tackle; especially (Naut.), the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc. See Illustr. of Ship and Sails.
v. t.
To unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast.
adv.
Sparsely.
a.
Insufficiently provided with hands or workers; short-handed; sparsely populated.
v. t.
To unfasten, as sails, from the spars or stays to which they are attached for use.
n.
The quality or state of being sparse; as, sparseness of population.
adv.
In a scattered or sparse manner.
v. t.
To scatter; to disperse.
a.
Having spars smaller than the usual dimension; -- said of vessels.
v. t.
To strew about; to sprinkle around; to throw down loosely; to deposit or place here and there, esp. in an open or sparse order.
n.
A rope used for binding masts and spars.
v. t.
To take the spars, stakes, or bars from.
a.
Situated above the topmast and below the royal mast; designatb, or pertaining to, the third spars in order from the deck; as, the topgallant mast, yards, braces, and the like. See Illustration of Ship.
n.
A small quantity scattered, or sparsely distributed; a sprinkling.
v. t.
To dismantle; as, to strip a ship of rigging, spars, etc.
n.
The upper rigging, spars, etc., of a ship.
superl.
Placed irregularly and distantly; scattered; -- applied to branches, leaves, peduncles, and the like.
n.
An apparatus for raising heavy weights, and especially for stepping and unstepping the lower masts of ships. It consists of two or more spars or pieces of timber, fastened together near the top, steadied by a guy or guys, and furnished with the necessary tackle.
superl.
Thinly scattered; set or planted here and there; not being dense or close together; as, a sparse population.
adv.
Sparsely; scatteredly; here and there.
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