spurling pipe

noun

A pipe leading the anchor cable from the wildcat of a ship's windlass to the chain locker.

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Meanings

nounspurling pipe (plural spurling pipes)

plural spurling pipes

  1. nauticalA pipe leading the anchor cable from the wildcat of a ship's windlass to the chain locker.
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Chicago

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