outhaul

[ out-hawl ]

/ ˈaʊtˌhɔl /

a rope used for hauling out a sail on a boom, yard, etc.

Origin of outhaul

First recorded in 1830–40; out- + haul

Outhaul, owt′hawl, n. a rope for hauling out the clew of a sail.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) |Various
Besides, you must land either to set it or to take in its outhaul, so as to be quite snug.

A Thousand Miles in the Rob Roy Canoe on Rivers and Lakes of Europe |John Macgregor
The outhaul was run out on the deck, and manned by all the hands that could get hold of it.

Dikes and Ditches |Oliver Optic
And as I spoke I made a dash at the trysail brails, cast them off, and proceeded to drag upon the fall of the outhaul tackle.

A Middy in Command |Harry Collingwood

Reeve the outhaul through the block at the swinging-boom-end, and bend the forward end to the outer clew of the sail.

The Seaman's Friend |Richard Henry Dana

outhaul

/ (ˈaʊtˌhɔːl) /

nautical a line or cable for tightening the foot of a sail by hauling the clew out along the boom or yard Also: outhauler