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foul. to: said of arope when it cannot slide because it is jammed or tangled.
fray. to: to unravel. especially the end of a rope.
grommet or grommet ring: a wire or rope ring made from a single line
wrapped around itself so it won't slip. It is often used to hold tackle blocks.
halyard: rope for hoisting sails or yards.
handrail: rope or metal rail at the sides of steps for support.
haul. to: to pull a rope or tackle by hand.
haul taut. to: to pull or stretch a rope to the limit.
hawser: plain·laid or hawser-laid (left-handed) rope large enough for
mooring or towing. It is usually five to twenty-four inches around.
heaving line: a light line attached to the mooring line with a weighted knot
at the end. It is tossed onto the wharf and used to haul the larger line ashore.
hoist. to: in sailors' language, to lift weights, sails, flags, etc. with running
rigging.
lanyard: thin three-strand or braided Callan rope, usually used as a handle
for tools and gear or to make fast rigging.
lash, to: in sailors' language, to tie down moveable objects on board.
lashing: generally any rope or small stuff used to lash objects.
lay: the twisting of the strands forming a rope.
lay hold. to: in seamanship, to grasp or put strain on a rope.
laying up: the right handed or left handed twisting in making a rope.
leads: parts of a tackle between the blocks.
let go by the run, to: (also, to letrun) to let go of a rope orrigging suddenly.
lift: hawser or tackle from mast to boom which holds the weight of the latter,
allowing it to be topped at the desired angle.
line: a general term for all rope at sea.
marline: heavy string or twine made up of two or three strands.
marlingspike or marline spike: a POinted metal tool (spike) used for
untying reluctant knots or unlaying a rope.
payout, to: to slack away slowly. strike, or let slip.
pendant: (also, hanger) short length of rope with an eye spliced in one end
and a hook in the other.
plain-laid rope: three-stranded rope twisted (laid) to the right.
point: the conical decorative end of a rope or other line used to help reeve it
through holes and eyes.
rails and stanchions: the safety rail along a deck.
reef points: short lengths of rope which hang down on either SIde of a sail by
means of which the sail can be lied down (reefed).
rigging: all the rope and line on a sailing ship. There is a distinction between
the standing rigging (shrouds and stays, which are fixed) and the running
rigging (sheets, halyards, etc., which are tied down at one end only).
rope: any cord measuring over one inch around.
running: in seamen's language, this refers to the moving rigging as opposed
to the standing rigging.
sheet: running rigging used to control the lower corner of a sail to keep it at
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