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Meaning of BELAYING PIN

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a wood or metal bar to which a rope can be secured (as on a ship or in mountain climbing)
 
 See Also: bar

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Be*lay"ing pin`\ (b[-e]*l[=a]"[i^]ng p[i^]n`).
(Naut.)
A strong pin in the side of a vessel, or by the mast, round
which ropes are wound when they are fastened or belayed.

 

 

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