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EYE |
Rope loop |
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WARP |
Rope loop |
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NOOSE |
Rope loop |
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FANG |
A bend or loop of a rope. |
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KNOT |
A lump or loop formed in a thread, cord, rope. etc., as at
the end, by tying or interweaving it upon itself. |
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SLING |
A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with hooks, for
suspending a barrel, bale, or other heavy object, in hoisting or
lowering. |
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EYE-SPLICE |
A splice formed by bending a rope's end back, and
fastening it into the rope, forming a loop or eye. See Illust. under
Splice. |
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BIGHT |
The double part of a rope when folded, in distinction from
the ends; that is, a round, bend, or coil not including the ends; a
loop. |
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KINK |
A twist or loop in a rope or thread, caused by a spontaneous
doubling or winding upon itself; a close loop or curl; a doubling in a
cord. |
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LATCHING |
A loop or eye formed on the head rope of a bonnet, by
which it is attached to the foot of a sail; -- called also latch and
lasket. |
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BECKET |
A small grommet, or a ring or loop of rope / metal for
holding things in position, as spars, ropes, etc.; also a bracket, a
pocket, or a handle made of rope. |
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TOGGLE |
...ove around
its middle, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope to be secured to
any other loop or bight or ring; a kind of button or frog capabl... |
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SWING |
...g loose,
upon which anything may swing; especially, an apparatus for recreation
by swinging, commonly consisting of a rope, the two ends of whic... |