CAT-HARPINGS, noun Ropes serving to brace in the shrouds of the lower masts behind their respective yards, to tighten the shrouds and give more rom to draw in the yards, when the whip is close hauled.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.