Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A woven mat used for chafing-gear, boat-gripes, etc., in which the warp is beaten close with a wooden sword.
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Examples
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Queequeg and I were mildly employed weaving what is called a sword-mat, for an additional lashing to our boat.
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Queequeg and I were mildly employed weaving what is called a sword-mat, for an additional lashing to our boat.
Moby Dick: or, the White Whale Herman Melville 1855
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Queequeg and I were mildly employed weaving what is called a sword-mat, for an additional lashing to our boat.
Moby Dick, or, the whale Herman Melville 1855
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Queequeg and I were mildly employed weaving what is called a sword-mat, for an additional lashing to our boat.
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