(n) :
a spar formerly used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the sides of the ship; either of a pair of cast ironcranes, fitted with blocks and tackles and placed along both sides of a ship, from which the lifeboats are slung
(n) :
a spar formerly used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the sides of the ship; either of a pair of cast ironcranes, fitted with blocks and tackles and placed along both sides of a ship, from which the lifeboats are slung