English Explanatory Dictionary

lazy jacks

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of lazy jack
noun
  1. A type of running rigging to assist in handling a fore-and-aft-rigged sail during reefing and furling; consist of a network of cordage which is rigged to a point on the mast and to a series of points on either side of the boom.

Word forms

lazy jacks
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