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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Boltsprit, Bowspritnoun
A mast running out at the head of a ship, not standing upright, but aslope. The but-end of it is generally set against the foot of the foremast; so that they are a stay to one another. The length without board is sufficient to let its sails hang clear of all incumbrances. If the boltsprit fail in bad weather, the foremast cannot hold long after. Bowsprit is perhaps the right spelling. Sea Dictionary.
Sometimes I’d divide,
And burn in many places; on the topmast,
The yards, and boltsprit, would I flame distinctly. William Shakespeare, Temp.
Wikipedia
boltsprit
The bowsprit of a sailing vessel is a spar extending forward from the vessel's prow. The bowsprit is typically held down by a bobstay that counteracts the forces from the forestays. The word bowsprit is thought to originate from the Middle Low German word bōchsprēt – bōch meaning "bow" and sprēt meaning "pole".It is sometimes used to hold up the figurehead.
Webster Dictionary
Boltspritnoun
see Bowsprit
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of boltsprit in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of boltsprit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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