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catharping

/ˈkætˌhɑː(ɹ)pɪŋ/

catharping noun: any of the short ropes under the tops at the lower end of the futtock shrouds of a square-rigged vessel used to secure other ropes in place.

Noun

catharping (plural catharpings)

  1. any of the short ropes under the tops at the lower end of the futtock shrouds of a square-rigged vessel used to secure other ropes in place

Forms of catharping

pluralcatharpings

Questions about catharping

What does catharping mean?
Catharping means any of the short ropes under the tops at the lower end of the futtock shrouds of a square-rigged vessel used to secure other ropes in place.
What part of speech is catharping?
Catharping is a noun.
How do you pronounce catharping?
Catharping is pronounced /ˈkætˌhɑː(ɹ)pɪŋ/.
What is the plural of catharping?
The plural of catharping is catharpings.

Words near catharping in the dictionary

  1. catharizes
  2. catharizing
  3. catharometer
  4. catharometers
  5. catharpin
  6. catharping
  7. catharpings
  8. catharpins
  9. Cathars
  10. catharses
  11. catharsis

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