estacha.
(Of theBr.ant.)Recalling, mooring, der. ofestachier, nail, tie, and this perhaps of thegót.(* stakka).
1. f. rope or cable attached to the Harpoon that whales are caught.
2. f. Mar. Out from a vessel given another docked or any fixed object for various tasks.
dar estacha.
1. loc. verb. Get string so that the whale is bleeding and
die.