stiffleg

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Synonyms: stiffle, stiffler, stifle, sniffle, stifled, skiffle, sniffler, stiffly, stifler, stiffed, siffle, sifflet

Antonyms: stiffle, stiffler, stifle, sniffle, stifled, skiffle, sniffler, stiffly, stifler, stiffed, siffle, sifflet

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Noun

1. Any of the two or more [[stiff]] [[member]]s, capable of resisting either [[tensile]] or [[compressive]] [[force]]s, that are used to [[secure]] the top of a [[mast]] in some types of [[derrick]].

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