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Definition of Belaying pin
1. Noun. A wood or metal bar to which a rope can be secured (as on a ship or in mountain climbing).
Definition of Belaying pin
1. Noun. (nautical) Any of the short lengths of wood, iron or brass set up in convenient places on a ship to secure running rigging. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Belaying Pin
Literary usage of Belaying pin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Kedge Anchor, Or Young Sailors' Assistant by William N. Brady (1852)
"A BELAYING-PIN RACK Is a piece of wood with a number of holes through it, in
which belaying-pins are stuck ; on the back part are several scores for the ..."
2. Standard Encyclopædia of Procedure by Edward W. Tuttle (1914)
"... by the throat began to drag him along the floor, and the said master having
come down with an iron belaying pin endeavored to strike the ..."
3. The Barbary Coast: Sketches of French North Africa by Arthur] Bullard (1913)
"The first officer, trying to look unconcerned, was holding a stout belaying-pin
in his hand. The Moorish thief got up slowly. As the chief had said, ..."
4. The United Service Magazine by Arthur William Alsager Pollock (1831)
"Captain Biden then ordered him to be placed in confinement ; he then became
outrageous, seized an iron belaying-pin, and threatened to knock down the first ..."
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