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lutchet, n. Naut.|ˈlʌtʃɪt|
[Of uncertain origin, perh. f. lutch v. or an alteration of latchet n.]
A fitting on the deck of a sailing vessel (esp. a barge or wherry) to which the foot of the mast is pivoted so that it may be lowered when passing under a bridge, etc. Cf. tabernacle n. 7. Now chiefly dial. (Yorks.).
1825Proc. Comm. House of Commons on Liverpool & Manchester Railroad 223, I want to know whether you have made inquiries as to the height of the lutchet of the vessel..? Ibid., Do you not know when a vessel is loaded with cotton goods it is piled up some feet higher than the lutchet. 1948R. de Kerchove Internat. Maritime Dict. 438/2 Lutchet, a boxlike structure similar to a tabernacle, in which the mast heel does not go below deck. 1977Grimsby Even. Tel. 14 May 2/5 (Advt.), Flag pole, 70ft., excellent condition, ground anchors, lutchet fittings and 2ft, turned apex. 1984Trans. Yorks. Dial. Soc. lxxxiv. 14 Below deck the lutchet was solid and tapered down to the bottom of the boat, but above deck one of the four sides of the lutchet was open so that the 40–45ft mast could be raised or lowered. |