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line to give it the necessary additional weight.
Heaving lines are usually 1f.z-.¥. inch in diameter
and may be up to 80 feet long. They should float
and be flexible, and it is important that they be
strong enough to bear a man's weight.
The knot's alternative names derive from its
use 10 weight the ends of the cords that
Franciscan monks use as belts.
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