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Housing :: Housing (n.) That portion of a mast or bowsprit which is beneath the deck or within the vessel.

Frigatoon :: Frigatoon (n.) A Venetian vessel, with a square stern, having only a mainmast, jigger mast, and bowsprit; also a sloop of war ship-rigged..

Warlock :: Warlock (n.) A male witch; a wizard; a sprite; an imp.

Bowsprit :: Bowsprit (n.) A large boom or spar, which projects over the stem of a ship or other vessel, to carry sail forward..

Jack :: "Jack (n.) A flag, containing only the union, without the fly, usually hoisted on a jack staff at the bowsprit cap; -- called also union jack. The American jack is a small blue flag, with a star for each State..

Spriteliness :: Spritefully (a.) Alt. of Spritel.

Steeve :: Steeve (v. t.) To elevate or fix at an angle with the horizon; -- said of the bowsprit, etc..

Phantom :: Phantom (n.) That which has only an apparent existence; an apparition; a specter; a phantasm; a sprite; an airy spirit; an ideal image.

Forestay :: Forestay (n.) A large, strong rope, reaching from the foremast head to the bowsprit, to support the mast. See Illust. under Ship..

Sprite :: Sprite (n.) A spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition. See Spright..

Bel-esprit :: Bel-esprit (n.) A fine genius, or man of wit..

Bobstay :: Bobstay (n.) A rope or chain to confine the bowsprit of a ship downward to the stem or cutwater; -- usually in the pl.

Gobline :: Gobline (n.) One of the ropes or chains serving as stays for the dolphin striker or the bowsprit; -- called also gobrope and gaubline.

Whisker :: Whisker (n.) Iron rods extending on either side of the bowsprit, to spread, or guy out, the stays, etc..

Stem :: Stem (n.) A curved piece of timber to which the two sides of a ship are united at the fore end. The lower end of it is scarfed to the keel, and the bowsprit rests upon its upper end. Hence, the forward part of a vessel; the bow..

Sprit :: Sprit (v. i.) To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to spurt out.

Spritsail :: Spritsail (n.) A sail extended by a sprit.

Jeu D''esprit :: Jeu d'esprit () A witticism.

Spritely :: Spriteliness (a.) Alt. of Spritel.

Heel :: Heel (n.) The lower end of a mast, a boom, the bowsprit, the sternpost, etc..

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