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

Silverboom :: Silverboom (n.) See Leucadendron.

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]..

Cap :: Cap (n.) A collar of iron or wood used in joining spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the end of a rope..

Boomerang :: Boomerang (n.) A very singular missile weapon used by the natives of Australia and in some parts of India. It is usually a curved stick of hard wood, from twenty to thirty inches in length, from two to three inches wide, and half or three quarters of an inch thick. When thrown from the hand with a quick rotary motion, it describes very remarkable curves, according to the shape of the instrument and the manner of throwing it, often moving nearly horizontally a long distance, then curving upward t

Throat :: Throat (n.) The upper fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a staysail..

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

Sloop :: Sloop (n.) A vessel having one mast and fore-and-aft rig, consisting of a boom-and-gaff mainsail, jibs, staysail, and gaff topsail. The typical sloop has a fixed bowsprit, topmast, and standing rigging, while those of a cutter are capable of being readily shifted. The sloop usually carries a centerboard, and depends for stability upon breadth of beam rather than depth of keel. The two types have rapidly approximated since 1880. One radical distinction is that a slop may carry a centerboard. See

Wango :: Wango (n.) A boomerang.

Boomer :: Boomer (n.) A North American rodent, so named because it is said to make a booming noise. See Sewellel..

Spekboom :: Spekboom (n.) The purslane tree of South Africa, -- said to be the favorite food of elephants..

"""boomer " :: Boomer (n.) One who works up a boom..

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..

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

Bombilation :: Bombilation (n.) A humming sound; a booming.

Cannonade :: Cannonade (n.) Fig.; A loud noise like a cannonade; a booming.

Sheet :: Sheet (v. t.) A rope or chain which regulates the angle of adjustment of a sail in relation in relation to the wind; -- usually attached to the lower corner of a sail, or to a yard or a boom..

Boom :: Boom (v. i.) To make a hollow sound, as of waves or cannon..

Boomkin :: Boomkin (n.) Same as Bumkin.

Booming :: Booming (n.) The act of producing a hollow or roaring sound; a violent rushing with heavy roar; as, the booming of the sea; a deep, hollow sound; as, the booming of bitterns..

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