CLEAT, noun A piece of wood used in a ship to fasten ropes upon. It is formed with one arm or two, or with a hollow to receive a rope, and is made fast to some part of a vessel. Cleats are belaying-cleats, deck-cleats or thumb-cleats.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.