Forechain

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A chain securing the lower shrouds of the foremast. plural-normally

    ""Slip into the lee forechains, Billy; there is something in the wind. […]""

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""Slip into the lee forechains, Billy; there is something in the wind. […]""

Etymology

From fore- + chain.

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