Function: noun
Date: circa 1784
: a hole in a square-rigger's top near the mast through which one may go farther aloft without going over the rim by the futtock shrouds
Function: noun
Date: circa 1784
: a hole in a square-rigger's top near the mast through which one may go farther aloft without going over the rim by the futtock shrouds
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012