Bowsprit: - a long spar attatched to the Jibboom in the bow; used to secure head sails.
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| Widow-maker: - a term for the bowsprit (many sailors lost their
lives falling off the bowsprit
Bowsprit: - a long spar attatched to the Jibboom in the bow; used to secure head sails.
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