stiffleg

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the two or more stiff members, capable of resisting either tensile or compressive forces, that are used to secure the top of a mast in some types of derrick.

Word forms

stiffleg stifflegs

Etymology

stiff + leg

Related words

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