- Jeer capstan
- Jeer Jeer, n. [Cf. {Gear}.] (Naut.)
(a) A gear; a tackle.
(b) pl. An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting
or lowering the lower yards of a ship.
[1913 Webster]
{Jeer capstan} (Naut.), an extra capstan usually placed between the foremast and mainmast. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.