cat-harping
See also: catharping
English
editNoun
editcat-harping (plural cat-harpings)
- (nautical) One of the short ropes or iron cramps used to brace in the shrouds toward the masts so as to give freer sweep to the yards.
References
edit- “cat-harping”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.