Spurling-line

Spurling-line
Spurling-line Spur"ling-line` (-l[imac]n`), n. [Cf. Prov. E. spurling the rut of a wheel, a cart rut, AS. spor a track, trace, E. spoor, Scot. spurl to sprawl.] (Naut.) The line which forms the communication between the steering wheel and the telltale. [1913 Webster]

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