setting pole

English

Alternative forms

• setting-pole

Noun

setting pole (plural setting poles)

1. A pole, often iron-pointed, used for pushing boats along in shallow water.

   Synonyms: boat-hook, gaff, setter, pole-hook, hitcher, punting-pole

Translations

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

Akkadian: 𒈪𒌷𒌈 (miritum) Amharic: please add this translation if you can Arabic: مُرْدِيّ m (murdiyy) Aramaic: מורדיא m (mūradyā) Catalan: perxa (ca) Finnish: venekeksi, venehaka (fi) German: Staken (de) m Greek: σταλίκι (el) n (stalíki) Spanish: pértiga (es) Sumerian: 𒈪𒌷𒌈 (miritum)

Further reading

• setting pole on Wikipedia.Wikipedia