whipstaff

English

Etymology

From whip +‎ staff.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈʍɪpstɑːf/, /ˈwɪpstɑːf/

Noun

whipstaff (plural whipstaffs or whipstaves)

(nautical) A bar, going through the poopdeck, attached perpendicularly to the tiller for steering a ship.

Translations

bar to steer a vessel

Dutch: kolderstok m
Finnish: peräsinvipu
French: timon (fr) m, fouet (fr) m
German: Ruderstock m
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Russian: колдершто́к m (kolderštók)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can
Swedish: kullerstock c

References

“whipstaff”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.