unˈparrel, v. Naut.
(un-2 4.)
| 1627 Capt. Smith Seaman's Gram. ix. 41 For more haste unparrell the mizen yard and lanch it and the saile ouer her Lee quarter. [1694 Motteux Rabelais v. x, We..for more haste unparrell'd the Misen yard, and lanch'd it and the Sail over her Lee-quarter.] 1706 Phillips (ed. Kersey), To Un⁓parrel a Yard, (in Sea-Language) is to take off the Frames call'd Parrels, that go round about the Masts. |