DOWNHAUL

Etymology

Noun

downhaul (plural downhauls)

(nautical) Any rope used to haul down a sail or spar.

Hypernyms

• cordage

Anagrams

• haul down

Source: Wiktionary


Down"haul`, n. (Naut.)

Definition: A rope to haul down, or to assist in hauling down, a sail; as, a staysail downhaul; a trysail downhaul.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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