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Chesstree
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) A piece of oak bolted perpendicularly on the side of a vessel, to aid in drawing down and securing the clew of the mainsail.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Chesstree'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/chesstree.html. 1828.