leefang

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Noun

1. A [[rope]] through the [[clew]] of a [[jib]], holding it [[amidships]] while [[lace|lacing]] on the [[bonnet]].
2. A metal bar, fastened at its extremities to the [[deck]], and upon which the sheets of some [[fore-and-aft]] [[sail]]s [[traverse]], particularly the [[foresail]] of a [[sloop]] or [[cutter]].

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