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davit

dav·it [ dávvit ] (plural dav·its)


noun 
Definition:
 
small crane: a small crane at the side of a ship's deck, especially one of a pair of curved metal posts with tackle attached for suspending and lowering a lifeboat

[15th century. < Anglo-Norman daviot, daviet< the name Davi "David"]
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