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earing definition

ear·ing (ir′iŋ)

noun

a small rope passed through a cringle and used to attach the corner of a sail to a yard, gaff, or boom or to reef a sail

Etymology: < ear, sense

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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