balancine
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Sentences with the word balancine
Aussitôt nous vîmes monter sur ses basses-vergues des gabiers qui frappèrent lestement de fausses balancines et des appareils de bouts de vergue.Édouard Corbière (1793-1875)
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Dictionnaire universel de Furetière (1690)
Historical definition of BALANCINES s. f. plur.
Terme de Marine. Ce sont les cordes qui descendent des barres de hune & des chouquets, qui forment deux branches sur chaque bout d'une vergue pour la balancer, & la tenir en assiete. On les appelle aussi Valancines.
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