cat-harping

See also: catharping

English

Noun

cat-harping (plural cat-harpings)

1. (nautical) One of the short ropes or iron cramps used to brace in the shrouds toward the masts so as to give freer sweep to the yards.

References

• “cat-harping”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.