davit
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
davit /ˈdavɪt, ˈdeɪv-/
▶noun a small crane on a ship, especially one of a pair for lowering a lifeboat.
– origin C15: from OFr. daviot, dimin. of david, denoting a kind of carpenter's tool.
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