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Small line (rope) used to fasten the corner of a sail to a spar or yard
This article is about a sailing term. For an article of jewelry, see Earring. For the growth of maize, see Earing (Corn).
In sailing, an earing is a small line (rope) used to fasten the corner of a sail to a spar or yard.[1]
Background
In the Age of Sail, a position at the Weather Earing (the earing at the windward side of the ship) was considered a place of honor for the topmen, and on a merchant ship was the position of the second mate during reefing.
References
- ^ "Sailing Glossary". Archived from the original on 2008-02-13.
External links
- "Dana's Seaman's friend". 1845.
- Dana, Richard Henry (1856). "The Nautical Magazine: A Technical and Critical Journal for the ..."
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