1. A supporting cable that prevents a more or less vertical object from falling forward.

2. A spring used to keep together the cutting edges of purchase shears.

3. A rod that runs from either end of a carriage's rear axle to the reach.

4. A leather strip that covers and strengthens a shoe's back seam.

A rope or strap that keeps the carriage of a hand printing press from moving too far forward.

A rope, wire, or cable that runs from the top of a mast to the side of a ship and slants a little aft.

A bar having a glass rod on its top that runs across a loom beneath the lowest motion of the warp yarns.