wring-staffwring-staven.
/ˈrɪŋstɑːf/, /ˈrɪŋstaf/, U.S. /ˈrɪŋˌstæf/ Brit. /ˈrɪŋsteɪv/, U.S. /ˈrɪŋˌsteɪv/ rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
A staff for inserting in an eye of a ring-bolt.In Crabb (1823) and some later dictionaries.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > bolt > parts of > thrust through hole in eye
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1815 W. Burney Falconer's New Universal Dict. Marine (rev. ed.) Wring-staves..are strong pieces of wood used with the Wring-Bolts.
1846 A. Young Naut. Dict. 372 Wrain-Staff, Wrung-Staff.
1884 Imperial Dict. (at cited word) Wring-staff;..called also Wrain-staff.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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