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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A lightweight line made of several rope yarns loosely wound together, used for seizings onboard ship.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. (Naut.) a line formed of two or more rope-yarns loosely twisted.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. (nautical) small stuff consisting of a lightweight rope made of several rope yarns loosely wound together

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  1. small stuff

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Words that contain this word in their definition

  1. serving-mallet
  2. mule twist
  3. serving-stuff
  4. robbin
  5. ropeband
  6. thrum
  7. worm
  8. floret
  9. caburn
  1. flier-yarn
  2. ring-yarn
  3. schappe
  4. water-twist
  5. marling-hitch
  6. mule-twist
  7. noil-yarn
  8. serving-board
  9. half-yarn
  1. junk-wad
  2. worsted
  3. worsted yarn
  4. fibranne
  5. fiber
  6. twist-cop
  7. fibre
  8. homespun
  9. mouse
  1. mousing
  2. racking
  3. ran
  4. rounding
  5. serve
  6. service
  7. small stuff
  8. spuller
  9. to work up
  1. marl
  2. matting
  3. medley
  4. panch
  5. presser-flyer
  6. prick
  7. sennit
  8. snake
  9. spindle
  1. stretch

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