Davit

[Sarah]

Curved arms of timber or iron, projecting over a ship's side ofstern, having tackle to raise or lower a boat, swing it in on deck,rig it out for lowering, etc.; -- called also boat davits. Totten.

[Sarah]

asian way of saying, David. Davits tend to be dead sexy.

Also a small crane that raises and lowers small boats. Those, however, are not sexy. A davit is not sexy. A Davit is. Notice the capitalization.

[Sarah]

Someone who's considered soft or a 'softie'. A davit is often inter changeable with the word softie. A davit would have a distinct lack of toughness about them.

[Greta]

A small crane on board a ship, especially one of a pair for suspending or lowering a lifeboat.