stiffleg

stiffleg means any of the two or more stiff members, capable of resisting either tensile or compressive forces, that are used to secure the top of a mast in some types of derrick. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 100 out of 100.

Etymology

stiff + leg

noun

Any of the two or more stiff members, capable of resisting either tensile or compressive forces, that are used to secure the top of a mast in some types of derrick.