bansigo

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bansigo m sing (pl.: bansighi)

  1. (marina) asse di legno o seggiolino di stoffa munito di imbragatura per issare un uomo lungo l'albero
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La parola deriva dal genovese bansigu, altalena; la base di bansigu è bansa, cioè bilancia.[1]

  1. "Grande Dizionario Italiano dell'Uso", Tullio De Mauro (a cura di), UTET, 1999.