a paw or claw. N.
·vt The valve of a pump box. II. Fang ·vt A bend or loop of a rope. III. Fang ·vt Any shoot or oth...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
To pour water into a pump in order to fetch it, when otherwise the boxes do not hold the water left ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A rope rove through the cringle of a sail, for hauling in, so as to lace on a bonnet. ...