catharping

See also: cat-harping

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkætˌhɑː(ɹ)pɪŋ/

Noun

catharping (plural catharpings)

  1. (nautical) any of the short ropes under the tops at the lower end of the futtock shrouds of a square-rigged vessel used to secure other ropes in place
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