Thesaurus Term/Concept: DEADEYE

Identifier -18
Class MDA OBJECT TYPE
Status Candidate
Index? Yes
Scope Note A circular wooden block, often of ligume vitae and sometimes of elm, grooved around the circumference and pierced with three holes. Used to secure the end of a standing rigging shroud supporting the mast to the chain plate attached to the hull.

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Find Type DEADEYE (Victorian - 1879 AD to 1894 AD)
Find Type DEADEYE (Victorian to Edwardian - 1878 AD to 1906 AD)