bowsprit :
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Reefing bowsprit
Running bowsprit
Reefing bowsprit
a bowsprit so rigged that it can easily be run in or shortened by sliding inboard, as in cutters.
Webster 1913
Running bowsprit
(Naut.)
Same as
Reefing bowsprit
.
Webster 1913