parrel

parrel
/par"euhl/, n.
Naut. a sliding ring or collar of rope, wood, or metal that confines a yard or the jaws of a gaff to the mast but allows vertical movement.
Also, parral.
[1425-75; late ME perell, var. of ME parail, aph. var. of aparail APPAREL]

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