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Word: Bowline
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Middle Low German bōlīne, Middle Dutch boechlijne, from boeg ‘ship's bow’ + lijne ‘line’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbəʊlɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a rope attaching the weather side of a square sail to a ship's bow.
Short Definition:rope attaching weather side of square sail
Definition:
a simple knot for forming a non-slipping loop at the end of a rope.
Short Definition:simple knot for forming non-slipping loop at end of rope
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