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Cat-Harping
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) One of the short ropes or iron cramps used to brace in the shrouds toward the masts so a to give freer sweep to the yards.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cat-Harping'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/cat-harping.html. 1828.