downhaul
The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
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downhaul, in the days of sail a single rope fitted in large ships for hauling down a
jib or
staysail when shortening sail. It was led up along a
stay and through the
cringles of the sail and then made fast to the upper corner of the sail. Downhauls were also rigged for similar use with
studding sails, being led through
blocks on the outer
clews of the sails to the outer
yardarms of the studding sail. But in general, any rope fitted for the purpose of hauling down a sail used to be called a downhaul. Nowadays the word is used for the rope attached to a
yacht's
spinnaker pole to help control it. A yacht's
vang is also sometimes called a downhaul.
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celesta
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
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Fiedler, Arthur
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
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Burwell, Carter
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