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Downhaul

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) A rope to haul down, or to assist in hauling down, a sail; as, a staysail downhaul; a trysail downhaul.

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