(Heb. mal'ak, Gr. angelos), an angel, a messenger who runs on foot, the bearer of despatches (Job 1:14; 1 Sam. 11:7; 2 Chr. 36:22); swift of foot (2 Kings 9:18).
·noun One who, or that which, foreshows, or foretells. II. Messenger ·noun A hawser passed round th...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A large cable-laid rope, used to unmoor or heave up the anchor of a ship, by the aid of the capstan....
The Sailor's Word-Book
When about to weigh, to shift the eyes of the messenger past the capstan for the heavy heave. ...
Changing its position on the capstan from right to left, or vice versâ. ...
Eyes spliced in its ends to lash together. ...