The pivot on which the mast-head-vane turns; it should never be made of metal, lest it attract lightning, unless the masts be fitted with Sir W. Snow Harris's conductors.
vānē, adv., v. vanus fin. ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
·noun One of the sights of a compass, quadrant, ·etc. II. Vane ·noun The rhachis and web of a feath...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A piece of buntin extended on a wooden stock, which turns upon a spindle at the mast-head; it shows ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·noun The fusee of a watch. II. Spindle ·noun Any marine gastropod of the genus Fusus. III. Spindl...
The vertical iron pin upon which the capstan moves. (See capstan.) Also, a piece of timber forming t...
A cockade. SEA TERM. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
A small vane made of thread, cork, and feathers, or buntin, fastened on the end of a half-pike, and ...
·adj Having long, slender legs. ...
·adj Having the shape of a spindle. II. Spindle-shaped ·adj Thickest in the middle, and tapering to...
Slender legs. ...