dogvane (English, noun)
expansion: dogvane (plural dogvanes)
Senses:
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: A small vane of bunting, feathers, or other light material, fastened to the end of a short staff and placed on the weather gunwale of a sailing ship to assist the helmsman to judge the direction of the wind.
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: A cockade worn on a hat (worn in the British Navy in the 18th and 19th centuries)
tags: obsolete
Forms:
form: dogvanes
tags: plural