Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CLEAT
CLEAT, n. [Qu. the root of L. claudo, Gr. κλειθρον, the fastener.]
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, dock-cleats, or thumb-cleats. – Mar. Dict.
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