Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Nautical: A rope rove through the ring of the anchor to haul the cable through it, in order to bend or make it fast in rough weather
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Examples
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To the ring-rope round the opening in the awning, over the middle of the arena, had been fastened a big, strong, pulley block.
Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Edward Lucas White 1900
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