Chesstree

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chesstree \Chess"tree`\, n. [Cf. F. chassis a framework of
     carpentry.] (Naut.)
     A piece of oak bolted perpendicularly on the side of a
     vessel, to aid in drawing down and securing the clew of the
     mainsail.
     [1913 Webster]