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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Bowsprit

· Bow·sprit · IPA /ˈbəʊspɹɪt/
01 n. A large boom or spar, which projects over the stem of a ship or other vessel, to carry sail forward.
  1. 1.
    A large boom or spar, which projects over the stem of a ship or other vessel, to carry sail forward.(Naut.)