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Word: Bowsprit
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Middle Low German bōgsprēt, Middle Dutch boechspriet, from boech ‘bow’ + spriet ‘sprit’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbəʊsprɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a spar running out from a ship's bow, to which the forestays are fastened.
Short Definition:spar running out from ship's bow
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