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pointers
n. two of the bullocks in a team.See quotation. 1872. C. H. Eden, `My Wife and I in Queensland,' p...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
Stout props, placed obliquely to the timbers of whalers, to sustain the shock of icebergs. All braces placed diagonally across the hold of any vessel, to support the bilge and prevent loose-working, are called pointers. Also, the general designation for the stars α and β in the Great Bear, a line through which points nearly upon the pole-star.
n. two of the bullocks in a team.See quotation. 1872. C. H. Eden, `My Wife and I in Queensland,' p...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris