setting pole

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setting pole

noun setting poles · setting-pole

A pole, often iron-pointed, used for pushing boats along in shallow water.
Similar: boathook, gaff, setter, pole hook, hitcher, punt pole, punting pole

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noun pole for pushing out boats — see also gaff, hook, pike pole, boathook

Español	pértiga
Deutsch	Staken
Ελληνικά	σταλίκι stalíki
العربية	مُرْدِيّ murdiyy

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@misc{setting_pole_2026,
  title = {setting pole},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/setting%20pole},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}