whisker jumper

noun

: a stay leading from the end of a whisker boom to secure it to the cutwater
usually used in plural

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“Whisker jumper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whisker%20jumper. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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