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Webster 1913 Edition
Waistcloth
Waist′cloth
,Noun.
1.
A cloth or wrapper worn about the waist; by extension, such a garment worn about the hips and passing between the thighs.
2.
(Naut.)
A covering of canvas or tarpaulin for the hammocks, stowed on the nettings, between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.