crosstree
noun
: two horizontal crosspieces of timber or metal supported by trestletrees at a masthead that spread the upper shrouds in order to support the mast —usually used in plural
Word History
Etymology
cross entry 3 + tree
First Known Use
1626, in the meaning defined above
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