Whipstaff

//ˈʍɪpstɑːf// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A bar, going through the poopdeck, attached perpendicularly to the tiller for steering a ship.

Etymology

From whip + staff.

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