A dark lanthorn: an allusion to Guy Faux, the principal actor in the gunpowder plot. Stow the guy: conceal the lanthorn.
·vt To steady or guide with a guy. II. Guy ·noun A person of queer looks or dress. III. Guy ·vt To...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A rope used to steady a weighty body from swinging against the ship's side while it is hoisting or l...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A tackle applied half-way up sheers, or long spars that require support in the middle. Frequently ap...
A large rope stretched from the main to the fore mast head of whalers, to which the speck-falls are ...
A rope to the swinging-boom of the lower studding-sail. ...
A small tackle or rope to prevent the spanker-boom from swaying about in fine weather. ...