Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Nautical, a small line made of spun-yarn, to bind cables, seize tackles, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Naut.) A small line made of spun yarn, to bind or worm cables, seize tackles, etc.
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- noun nautical A small
line made ofspun yarn , tobind orworm cables ,seize tackles , etc.
Etymologies
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Compare cable (noun).
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