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 of spun yarn, to bind or worm cables, seize tackles, etc.

Etymologies

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Compare cable (noun).

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