The rigging of the bowsprit.
♦ Clothing the bowsprit is rigging it. Also, the purser's slops for the men.
·noun ·see Card clothing, under 3d Card. II. Clothing ·noun The art of process of making cloth. II...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
[Dress] ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
A compartment of the after-platform, to receive the clothes and stores of the royal marines. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book