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Lanyard: a line used to secure the rigging on sailing vessels. The term also
applies to a small line attached to personal items of equipment, to prevent
their loss.
Lark’s head see cow hitch.
Lay: describes the direction in which the strands of the rope were twisted
in its manufacture, either right-handed or left-handed. It can also describe
the nature of that twist; tight (hard), medium, or loose (soft).
Lead: the direction followed by the working end through the knot.
Lighterman’s hitch: this is a hitch that needs to be under a constant
strain, but it does present a quick way of making a temporary eye in the
end of a rope, and is formed by following the early stages of a bowline.
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