Naut. ‘A hand-mast pole, fit for making small masts or yards, booms, etc.’ (Smyth, Sailor’s Word-bk.).
1611. Rates (Jam.). Cant-spars or fire-poles, the hundreth, xxl.
1727. W. Mather, Yng. Man’s Comp., 410. For which they import … Cantspars.
Naut. ‘A hand-mast pole, fit for making small masts or yards, booms, etc.’ (Smyth, Sailor’s Word-bk.).
1611. Rates (Jam.). Cant-spars or fire-poles, the hundreth, xxl.
1727. W. Mather, Yng. Man’s Comp., 410. For which they import … Cantspars.
