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TRESTLE-TREES
TRESTLE-TREES, (tesseaux, Fr.) two strong bars of timber fixed horizontally on the opposite sides of the lower mast-head, to support the frame of the top, and the weight of the top-mast. See MAST and TOP.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 298, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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