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Webster 1913 Edition
Whipstaff
Whip′staffˊ
,Noun.
(Naut.)
A bar attached to the tiller, for convenience in steering.
Definition 2025
whipstaff
whipstaff
English
Noun
whipstaff (plural whipstaffs or whipstaves)
- (nautical) A bar, going through the poopdeck, attached orthogonally to the tiller for steering a ship.
Translations
bar to steer a vessel
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