earing
/ˈɪrɪŋ/
noun
- A small rope or line used to attach a corner of a sail to a spar or to fasten a sail to a yard.
- He checked the earing before hoisting the mainsail.
- The sailor tied the earing to secure the sail to the yardarm.
- The earing came loose in the strong wind, so the crew had to retie it.
- The act of forming ears, as in a grain plant like corn producing ears of grain.
- The cornfield is earing nicely this summer.
- The earing of the wheat signals the start of harvest season.
- Farmers watch for earing to know when the crop is ready.