WAISTCLOTH

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A cloth or wrapper worn about the waist; by extension, such a garment worn about the hips and passing between the thighs.

2.
n.

A covering of canvas or tarpaulin for the hammocks, stowed on the nettings, between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.


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