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outrigger

out·rig·ger

UK/ˈaʊtˌɹɪɡə/ US/ˈaʊtˌɹɪɡɚ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a stabilizer for a canoe; spars attach to a shaped log or pontoon parallel to the hull

Origin

Modification of earlier outligger after rig (“to fit out”); equivalent to out- + ligger.

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