Catharpin
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Catharpin
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Catharpin is a nautical term, which is often pronounced cat-harping. It describes one of the short ropes or iron clamps used to brace in the shrouds toward the masts so as to give a freer sweep to the yards. The expression has been borrowed to refer to short lashings which hold halyards away from the masts of sailing yachts by tying to adjacent shrouds so as to prevent noise and fraying by the wind. Example from Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana:
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2022-09-15T20:23:08Z
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