crosstree.
A timber or metal beam fixed athwartships part way up a mast to spread the rigging.
Meaning & usage
A timber or metal beam fixed athwartships part way up a mast to spread the rigging.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Italic *kruks /*krukis Latin cruxbor. Old Irish crosbor. Old Norse krossbor. Old English cros Middle English cross English cross Proto-Indo-European *drew- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *trewą Proto-West Germanic *treu Old English trēow Middle English tre English tree English crosstree From cross + tree.
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