Sprit′sail-yard.
(Nautical.) A spar, occasionally used, crossing below the bowsprit a little abaft of the dolphin-striker, and used for securing the rigging of the jib-boom and flying jib-boom. A pair of spars pointing obliquely downward at opposite sides of the bowsprit are sometimes used instead of the spritsail-yard. These spars are known as spritsail-gaffs.
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