What does shear-pole mean?

shear-pole

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

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"The ratlines of the lower rigging should be thirteen, and of the topmast rigging eleven inches apart, and all square with the shear-pole."
"The gaff and the luff run on this fore shear-pole, as if it were a stay."
"The door of the steerage room slammed behind Captain John Mayhue as he reached for a shear-pole and swung himself up into the mizzen rigging to see for himself."

shear-poles (plural)

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