- cat-harpin
- /kat"hahr'pin/, n. Naut.any of a number of short ropes or rods for gathering in shrouds near their tops.[var. of CAT-HARPING; etym. uncert.]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cat-harpin
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Cat-harpin — Cat harp in, n. See {Cat harping}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cat-harpin — /kat hahr pin/, n. Naut. any of a number of short ropes or rods for gathering in shrouds near their tops. [var. of CAT HARPING; etym. uncert.] * * * … Universalium
