SINCE 1828
spider band
noun
variants:
or less commonly spider hoop
Definition of spider band
1
: a metal band around a ship's mast having sockets for belaying pins
2
: a metal band around a ship's mast having eyebolts to which the lower ends of the futtock shrouds are secured
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