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• whisker boom — noun see whisker I, 3 …   Useful english dictionary

• whisker — [hwis′kər, wis′kər] n. [ME wisker, something used for whisking: see WHISK & ER] 1. [pl.] a) Archaic a mustache b) the hair growing on a man s face; esp., the beard on the cheeks 2. a) a hai …   English World dictionary

• whisker — whiskery, adj. /hwis keuhr, wis /, n. 1. whiskers, a beard. 2. Usually, whiskers. See side whiskers. 3. a single hair of the beard. 4. Archaic. a mustache. 5. one of the long, stiff, bristly hairs growing about the mouth of certain animals, as… …   Universalium

• whisker — I. /ˈwɪskə / (say wiskuh) noun 1. (plural) the beard generally. 2. a single hair of the beard. 3. (plural) a moustache. 4. one of the long, stiff, bristly hairs growing about the mouth of certain animals, as the cat, rat, etc.; a vibrissa. 5.… …  

• whisker jumper — noun : a stay leading from the end of a whisker boom to secure it to the cutwater usually used in plural; see ship illustration …   Useful english dictionary

• whisker pole — noun : a light boom with jaws at one end that fit around the mast and a point at the other end that goes through the clew of the jib to wing it out when running before the wind …   Useful english dictionary

• mast — Synonyms and related words: advocate, alpenstock, antenna tower, arm, athletic supporter, back, backbone, backing, bandeau, barbican, bare pole, bearer, belfry, bell tower, boom, bowsprit, bra, brace, bracer, bracket, brassiere, bumpkin, buttress …   Moby Thesaurus

• spar — Synonyms and related words: Chinese boxing, altercate, argue, argufy, bandy words, bar, bare pole, battle, beam, bicker, boom, bout, bowsprit, box, boxing, boxing match, brawl, broil, bumpkin, cant hook, cavil, choplogic, clash, claw bar, close,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Junk Rig — The Junk rig, also known as the Chinese lugsail and Sampan rig, is a type of sail rig in which rigid members, called battens, span the full width of the sail and extend the sail forward of the mast. [Hasler MacLeod, Practical Junk Rig , Tiller… …   Wikipedia

• Jibe — A jibe or gybe is a sailing maneuver where a sailing vessel turns its stern through the wind, such that the wind direction changes from one side of the boat to the other. For square rigged ships, this is called wearing ship and involves bringing… …   Wikipedia

• Index of Sonic the Hedgehog characters — This is a complete list of characters who have appeared in Sega s video game franchise Sonic the Hedgehog in order of appearance. 1991 1997*Sonic the Hedgehog: The main protagonist of the series. Sonic is a male hedgehog with blue fur. His… …   Wikipedia