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SHEET A rope used to control the angle of the sail to
the wind.
A strop or loop for hoisting and lowering a person
SLING or a load.
The main part of a rope or line, as distinct from
STANDING PART a bight, a loop or an end.
To lash or seize temporarily using light line
STOP or cord.
A knot to prevent a rope or line from running out
STOPPER KNOT through an eye or a block.
A bundle of fibres or yarns from which a rope
STRAND is made.
STROP A sling or loop for raising and lowering objects.
THIMBLE A grooved piece of metal or plastic, generally pear
shaped, round which a rope eye may be spliced.
TWINE Thin cord or line often used for whippings
or seizings.
UNLAY Separate the strands of a rope.
WHIPPING A binding on the end of a rope to prevent it fraying.
WORKING END The end of a rope or line with which a knot is tied.
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