Downhaul
Pronunciation : Down"haul`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A rope to haul down, or to assist in hauling down, a sail; as, a staysail downhaul; a trysail downhaul.
(Naut.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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