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Earing   Listen
noun
Earing  n.  (Naut.)
(a)
A line used to fasten the upper corners of a sail to the yard or gaff; also called head earing.
(b)
A line for hauling the reef cringle to the yard; also called reef earing.
(c)
A line fastening the corners of an awning to the rigging or stanchions.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Earing" Quotes from Famous Books



... pass the tack-earing, but wid time and help ye'll larn. There's good and just reason for ivry rope aboard, or else 'twould be overboard. D'ye follow me? 'Tis dollars an' cents I'm puttin' into your pocket, ye skinny little supercargo, ...
— "Captains Courageous" • Rudyard Kipling

... ses Bob Pretty, in a thoughtful voice, to Smith—"I wonder whether you or Mr. Cutts kicked 'em in the pond while you was struggling with me. Come to think of it, I seem to remember 'earing a splash." ...
— Odd Craft, Complete • W.W. Jacobs

... love the tales of the beasts the old squaws tell, but I want to hear the braves when they speak of war and ambushes. Springtime and the sowing of the corn are full of delight, yet I look forward eagerly to the earing of the corn and the fall of ...
— The Princess Pocahontas • Virginia Watson



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