D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Belaying pin

/(bē̇*lā"ĭng pĭn`)/ · Be·lay·ing pin · IPA
01 A strong pin in the side of a vessel, or by the mast, round which ropes are wound when they are fastened or belayed.
  1. 1.
    A strong pin in the side of a vessel, or by the mast, round which ropes are wound when they are fastened or belayed.(Naut.)