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Crosstrees

Webster's Dictionary

(n. pl.) Pieces of timber at a masthead, to which are attached the upper shrouds. At the head of lower masts in large vessels, they support a semicircular platform called the "top."

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Crosstrees'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/crosstrees.html. 1828.