Parrel

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A chimney-piece.

II. Parrel ·noun The rope or collar by which a yard or spar is held to the mast in such a way that it may be hoisted or lowered at pleasure.

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  • parrel-rope

    Is formed of a single rope well served, and fitted with an eye at each end; this being passed round ...

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  • truss-parrel

    That part of a rope-truss which goes round the yard. ...

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  • parrel with trucks

    Is composed of a single rope passing through a number of bull's-eye trucks, sufficient to embrace th...

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  • ribs of a parrel

    An old species of parrel having alternate ribs and bull's-eyes; the ribs were pieces of wood, each a...

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  • parrel with ribs and trucks

    , or jaw parrels. This is formed by passing the two parts of the parrel-rope through the two holes...

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