A single spar, supported by stays and guys, to which a purchase is attached, used in loading and unloading vessels. Also, a small crane either inside or outside of a ship.
·add. ·noun The pyramidal structure or tower over a deep drill hole, such as that of an oil well. I...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
The name of the finisher of the law, or hangman about the year 1608.--'For he rides his circuit with...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
A cant term for setting out on a small not over-creditable enterprise. The act is said to be named f...
The Sailor's Word-Book