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rudder

Meaning of “rudder”

The steering piece or pieces by which a ship's course is directed.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
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First occurrence: Acts 27:40

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Acts 27:40
And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Acts 27:40 · retained source text

And when they had taken vp the ankers, they committed themselues vnto the sea, & loosed the rudder bands, and hoised vp the maine saile to the winde, and made toward shore.

1611 marginal noteOr, cut the ankers, they left them in the sea, &c.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

The instrument by which the course of a ship is governed.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 2, leaf 503