Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Naut., a martingale backrope. Also written
gaub-line .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Naut.) One of the ropes or chains serving as stays for the dolphin striker or the bowsprit; -- called also
gobrope andgaubline .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun nautical One of the
ropes orchains serving asstays for thedolphin striker or thebowsprit .
Etymologies
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gob + line
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