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| Rate | Answer | Clue |
| RIGGING | Shrouds, halyards, etc, of a vessel | |
| SHROUDED | Provided with a shroud or shrouds. | |
| SHROUDING | The shrouds. See Shroud, n., 7. | |
| MIZZEN | Hindmost; nearest the stern; as, the mizzen shrouds, sails, etc. | |
| SWIFTER | To tighten, as slack standing rigging, by bringing the opposite shrouds nearer. | |
| WAPP | A rope with wall knots in it with which the shrouds are set taut. | |
| RATLINS | The small transverse ropes attached to the shrouds and forming the steps of a rope ladder. | |
| CHAIN | Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels. | |
| SCOTCHMAN | A piece of wood or stiff hide placed over shrouds and other rigging to prevent chafe by the running gear. | |
| WEATHER | Being toward the wind, or windward -- opposed to lee; as, weather bow, weather braces, weather gauge, weather lifts, weather quarter, weather shrouds, etc. | |
| CAT-HARPING | One of the short ropes or iron cramps used to brace in the shrouds toward the masts so a to give freer sweep to the yards. | |
| BACKSTAY | A rope or stay extending from the masthead to the side of a ship, slanting a little aft, to assist the shrouds in supporting the mast. | |
| JACK | A bar of iron athwart ships at a topgallant masthead, to support a royal mast, and give spread to the royal shrouds; -- called also jack crosstree. | |
| CHANNEL | Flat ledges of heavy plank bolted edgewise to the outside of a vessel, to increase the spread of the shrouds and carry them clear of the bulwarks. | |
| CROSSTREES | Pieces of timber at a masthead, to which are attached the upper shrouds. At the head of lower masts in large vessels, they support a semicircular platform called the "top." | |
| STRAIN | To draw with force; to extend with great effort; to stretch; as, to strain a rope; to strain the shrouds of a ship; to strain the cords of a musical instrument. | |
| BOLSTER | A cushioned or a piece of soft wood covered with tarred canvas, placed on the trestletrees and against the mast, for the collars of the shrouds to rest on, to prevent chafing. | |
| SHROUD | A set of ropes serving as stays to support the masts. The lower shrouds are secured to the sides of vessels by heavy iron bolts and are passed around the head of the lower masts. | |
| LANYARD | ...hing in ships; as, the lanyards of the gun ports, of the buoy, and the like; esp., pieces passing through the dead-eyes, and used to extend shro... | |
| DEAD-EYE | ...ope, or an iron band, and pierced with three holes to receive the lanyard; -- used to extend the shrouds and stays, and for other purposes. Call... | |
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