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leefang

leefang noun: a rope through the clew of a jib, holding it amidships while lacing on the bonnet.

Noun

leefang (plural leefangs)

  1. (obsolete) A rope through the clew of a jib, holding it amidships while lacing on the bonnet.
  2. (obsolete) A metal bar, fastened at its extremities to the deck, and upon which the sheets of some fore-and-aft sails traverse, particularly the foresail of a sloop or cutter.

Forms of leefang

pluralleefangs

Questions about leefang

What does leefang mean?
Leefang means a rope through the clew of a jib, holding it amidships while lacing on the bonnet.
What part of speech is leefang?
Leefang is a noun.
What is the plural of leefang?
The plural of leefang is leefangs.

Words near leefang in the dictionary

  1. leeds
  2. Leeds and the Thousand Islands
  3. Leedy
  4. Leedys
  5. leef
  6. leefang
  7. leefangs
  8. Leeford
  9. leeftail
  10. Leegomery
  11. leek

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