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“Railway, with single traveler in detail. Nautical, iron jackstays bolted on the under side of standing gaffs which carry fore-and-aft sails, with or without booms. Small grooved iron shapes called “travelers” are sewed to the head of the sail, and slide along the gaff by means of a whip or outhaul.” -Whitney, 1911
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ship, vessel, railway, traveler, sailboat parts, nautical railway, jackstays, standing gaffs, fore-and-aft sails, outhaulGalleries
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William Dwight Whitney The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1911)
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