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One of a series of small ropes or lines which transverse the shrouds horizontally, thus forming steps or ladders for going aloft.

Source

William Dwight Whitney The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: An encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1889)

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