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- Lashed - imp. & p. p. - of Lash
- Cleat - n. - A device made of wood or metal, having two arms, around which turns may be taken with a line or rope so as to hold securely and yet be readily released. It is bolted by the middle to a deck or mast, etc., or it may be lashed to a rope.
- Garland - n. - A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for convenience in handling.
- Top-cloth - n. - A piece of canvas used to cover the hammocks which are lashed to the top in action to protect the topmen.
- Unlash - v. t. - To loose, as that which is lashed or tied down.
- Ahull - adv. - With the sails furled, and the helm lashed alee; -- applied to ships in a storm. See Hull, n.
- Messenger - n. - A hawser passed round the capstan, and having its two ends lashed together to form an endless rope or chain; -- formerly used for heaving in the cable.
- Tail - n. - A rope spliced to the strap of a block, by which it may be lashed to anything.
- Harness cask - - A tub lashed to a vessel's deck and containing salted provisions for daily use; -- called also harness tub.
- Catamaran - n. - A kind of raft or float, consisting of two or more logs or pieces of wood lashed together, and moved by paddles or sail; -- used as a surf boat and for other purposes on the coasts of the East and West Indies and South America. Modified forms are much used in the lumber regions of North America, and at life-saving stations.
- Stilt - n. - A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a step or loop to raise the foot above the ground in walking. It is sometimes lashed to the leg, and sometimes prolonged upward so as to be steadied by the hand or arm.