A sort of purchase fixed to the main-stay of a merchant-ship, and used for hoisting the cargo in and out at the time of loading or delivering her. A whip.
♦ Clue-garnet. (See clue and clue-garnets.)
·noun A tackle for hoisting cargo in our out. II. Garnet ·noun A mineral having many varieties diff...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun A hinge having one strap perpendicular and the other strap horizontal giving it the form of an...