A word used by Marston for a sailor who goes aloft; hence Marina tells Leonine
"And, clasping to a mast, endur'd a sea
That almost burst the deck, and from the ladder-tackle
Wash'd off a canvas-climber."
·noun A plant that climbs. II. Climber ·noun One who, or that which, climbs. III. Climber ·noun A ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun A strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; — used for tents, sails, ·etc. II. Canvas ·adj...
[from cannabis, hemp]. A cloth made of hemp, and used for the sails of ships. It is purchased in b...
The Sailor's Word-Book
Synonymous with under sail. ...
The piece or roll of 39 yards in which it is supplied, but which usually measure about 40 yards in l...
An American wild duck (Fuligula valisneria), which takes this name from the colour of the back feath...