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Sewellel :: Sewellel (n.) A peculiar gregarious burrowing rodent (Haplodon rufus), native of the coast region of the Northwestern United States. It somewhat resembles a muskrat or marmot, but has only a rudimentary tail. Its head is broad, its eyes are small and its fur is brownish above, gray beneath. It constitutes the family Haplodontidae. Called also boomer, showt'l, and mountain beaver..

Ringtail :: Ringtail (n.) A light sail set abaft and beyong the leech of a boom-and-gaff sail; -- called also ringsail.

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

Boom :: Boom (n.) A strong chain cable, or line of spars bound together, extended across a river or the mouth of a harbor, to obstruct navigation or passage..

Boomdas :: Boomdas (n.) A small African hyracoid mammal (Dendrohyrax arboreus) resembling the daman.

Leucadendron :: Leucadendron (n.) A genus of evergreen shrubs from the Cape of Good Hope, having handsome foliage. Leucadendron argenteum is the silverboom of the colonists..

Boomer :: Boomer (n.) One who, or that which, booms..

Inhauler :: Inhauler (n.) A rope used to draw in the jib boom, or flying jib boom..

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

Gangway :: Gangway (v. i.) That part of the spar deck of a vessel on each side of the booms, from the quarter-deck to the forecastle; -- more properly termed the waist..

Crotch :: Crotch (n.) A stanchion or post of wood or iron, with two arms for supporting a boom, spare yards, etc.; -- called also crane and crutch..

Wagenboom :: Wagenboom (n.) A south African proteaceous tree (Protea grandiflora); also, its tough wood, used for making wagon wheels..

Boom :: Boom (v. t.) To extend, or push, with a boom or pole; as, to boom out a sail; to boom off a boat..

Boom :: Boom (n.) A pole with a conspicuous top, set up to mark the channel in a river or harbor..

Gib Boom :: Gib boom () See Jib boom.

Student :: Studding sail () A light sail set at the side of a principal or square sail of a vessel in free winds, to increase her speed. Its head is bent to a small spar which is called the studding-sail boom. See Illust. of Sail..

Spencer :: Spencer (n.) A fore-and-aft sail, abaft the foremast or the mainmast, hoisted upon a small supplementary mast and set with a gaff and no boom; a trysail carried at the foremast or mainmast; -- named after its inventor, Knight Spencer, of England [1802]..

Hushing :: Hushing (n.) The process of washing ore, or of uncovering mineral veins, by a heavy discharge of water from a reservoir; flushing; -- also called booming..

Boom :: Boom (v. i.) To have a rapid growth in market value or in popular favor; to go on rushingly.

Balance :: Balance (n.) To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass; as, to balance the boom mainsail..

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