noun
: a tackle by which the reef cringles of a square sail are hauled up and out to the yardarm to give slack for reefing — see sail illustration
noun
: a tackle by which the reef cringles of a square sail are hauled up and out to the yardarm to give slack for reefing — see sail illustration
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012