crance iron
[ krans ]
/ kræns /
noun Nautical.
a metal ring or cap to which bobstays and shrouds are secured, at the forward end of a bowsprit.
an iron mast fitting holding a yard that is not raised or lowered, as that of the foresail or mainsail on a large ship.
Origin of crance iron
1840–50; compare Dutch
krans wreath
Words nearby crance iron
cranberry glass,
cranberry gourd,
cranberry tree,
cranborne money,
cranbrook,
crance iron,
cranch,
crandall,
crane,
crane fly,
cranesbill