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noun
A short board or other seating, secured in a bridle of ropes, used to hoist a man aloft or over the ship’s side for painting and similar work.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a seat consisting of a board and a rope; used while working aloft or over the side of a ship
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bosun's chair
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: seat
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Across languages
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