lutchetn.

/ˈlʌtʃɪt/

Etymology: Of uncertain origin, perhaps < lutch v. or an alteration of latchet n.

Nautical.

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 dialect (Yorkshire).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > spar > [noun] > mast > socket in which mast is fitted

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lutchet1825

mast-step1863

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1825 Proc. Comm. House of Commons on Liverpool & Manchester Railroad Bill 223 I want to know whether you have made inquiries as to the height of the lutchet of the vessel..?

1825 Proc. Comm. House of Commons on Liverpool & Manchester Railroad Bill 223 Do you not know when a vessel is loaded with cotton goods it is piled up some feet higher than the lutchet.

1948 R. 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.

1977 Grimsby Evening Tel. 14 May 2/5 (advt.) Flag pole, 70ft., excellent condition, ground anchors, lutchet fittings and 2ft, turned apex.

1984 Trans. 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.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1997; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	lutchet
释义	lutchetn. /ˈlʌtʃɪt/ Etymology: Of uncertain origin, perhaps < lutch v. or an alteration of latchet n. Nautical. 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 dialect (Yorkshire). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > spar > [noun] > mast > socket in which mast is fitted stepc1440 lutchet1825 mast-step1863 step-plate1869 tabernacle1877 1825 Proc. Comm. House of Commons on Liverpool & Manchester Railroad Bill 223 I want to know whether you have made inquiries as to the height of the lutchet of the vessel..? 1825 Proc. Comm. House of Commons on Liverpool & Manchester Railroad Bill 223 Do you not know when a vessel is loaded with cotton goods it is piled up some feet higher than the lutchet. 1948 R. 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. 1977 Grimsby Evening Tel. 14 May 2/5 (advt.) Flag pole, 70ft., excellent condition, ground anchors, lutchet fittings and 2ft, turned apex. 1984 Trans. 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1997; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1825
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