Spurling-line

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

  Spurling-line \Spur"ling-line`\ (-l[imac]n`), n. [Cf. Prov. E.
     spurling the rut of a wheel, a cart rut, AS. spor a track,
     trace, E. spoor, Scot. spurl to sprawl.] (Naut.)
     The line which forms the communication between the steering
     wheel and the telltale.
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