ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Shear-pole

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Shear-pole is a noun meaning Alternative form of shearpole.

Meaning

Alternative form of shearpole.

Example Sentences

The gaff and the luff run on this fore shear-pole, as if it were a stay.
The ratlines of the lower rigging should be thirteen, and of the topmast rigging eleven inches apart, and all square with the shear-pole.
The door of the steerage room slammed behind Captain John Mayhue as he reached for a shear-pole and swung himself up into the mizzen rigging to see for himself.

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