Davit

duv'it, n. a spar projecting from a ship, used as a crane for hoisting the anchor clear of the ve el, —pi. pieces of timber or non, projecting over a ship’s side or stern, having tackle to raise a boat by. [Fr. davicr, a foiceps.] Daw, daw. n. a bud o( the crow kind a jackdaw. [From its cry.]