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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TOP-CHAIN

n.In ships, a chain to sling the lower yards in time of action, to prevent their falling when the ropes by which they are hung, are shot away.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TOP-CHAIN

TOP-CHAIN Top "-chain `, n. (Naut. )

 

Defn: A chain for slinging the lower yards, in time of action, to prevent their falling, if the ropes by which they are hung are shot away.