Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Either of the two posts that support the windlass on a ship's deck.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun either of a pair of strong posts that support a windlass on a ship's deck
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Probably from obsolete carrick, variant of carrack.]
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