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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—J

Jib-boom

An extension of the bowsprit by the addition of a spar projecting beyond it. Sometimes the boom is further extended by another spar called the flying jib-boom.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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