Posted by andy bolger on March 18, 2002 at -1:46:34 from 213.1.153.95:
In Reply to: Trolling for Euphroes posted by Adam Quinan on March 17, 2002 at 12:38:28:
The Oxford English Dictionary says:
Euphroe : "A crow-foot dead-eye; see quot.
1815 FALCONER Marine Dict. (ed. Burney), Uphroe. Ibid. s.v. Dead-eye, Crowfeet Dead-Eyes..generally termed an euphroe. 1867 SMYTH Sailor's Word-bk. s.v. Dead-eye, The crowfeet dead-eyes are long cylindrical blocks with a number of small holes in them, to receive the legs or lines composing the crowfoot. Also called uvrows. Ibid., Euphroe, Uphroe, Uvrou. 1874 KNIGHT Dict. Mech. s.v., The euphroe (or uphroe) and its pendent cords form a crowfoot."