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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Nautical, a rope occasionally fitted to a square sail in stormy weather, so as to spill the sail, in order that it may be reefed or furled more easily.
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chained_bear commented on the word spilling-line
A rope sometimes fixed to a ship's mainsail and foresail to assist in reefing and furling. (A Sea of Words, 413) Usage note on roband.
March 16, 2008