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foul.to:saidofaropewhenitcannotslidebecauseitisjammedortangled.
fray.to:tounravel.especiallytheendofa rope.
grommetorgrommetring:a wireorroperingmadefroma singleline
wrappedarounditselfsoitwon'tslip.It is oftenusedtoholdtackleblocks.

halyard:ropeforhoistingsailsoryards.

handrail:ropeormetalrailatthesidesofstepsforsupport.

haul.to:topulla ropeortacklebyhand.

haultaut.to:topullorstretcha ropetothelimit.

hawser:plain·laidorhawser-laid(left-handed) ropelargeenoughfor

mooringortowing.Itis usuallyfivetotwenty-fourinchesaround.

heavingline:alightlineattachedtothemooringlinewitha weightedknot

attheend.It is tossedontothewharfandusedtohaulthelargerlineashore.

hoist.to:insailors'language,toliftweights,sails,flags,etc.withrunning

rigging.

lanyard:thinthree-strandorbraidedCallanrope,usuallyusedasa handle

fortoolsandgearortomakefastrigging.

lash,to:insailors'language,totiedownmoveableobjectsonboard.

lashing:generallyanyropeorsmallstuffusedtolashobjects.

lay:thetwistingofthestrandsforminga rope.

layhold.to:in seamanship,tograsporputstrainona rope.

layingup:therighthandedorlefthandedtwistingin makinga rope.

leads:partsofa tacklebetweentheblocks.

letgobytherun,to:(also,toletrun)toletgoofa ropeorriggingsuddenly.

lift:hawserortacklefrommasttoboomwhichholdstheweightofthelatter,

allowingit tobetoppedatthedesiredangle.

line:a generaltermforallropeatsea.

marline:heavystringortwinemadeupoftwoorthreestrands.

marlingspikeormarlinespike:a POintedmetaltool(spike)usedfor

untyingreluctantknotsorunlayinga rope.

payout,to:toslackawayslowly.strike,orletslip.

pendant:(also,hanger)shortlengthofropewithaneyesplicedinoneend

anda hookintheother.

plain-laidrope:three-strandedropetwisted(laid)totheright.

point:theconicaldecorativeendofa ropeorotherlineusedtohelpreeveit

throughholesandeyes.

railsandstanchions:thesafetyrailalonga deck.

reefpoints:shortlengthsofropewhichhangdownoneitherSIdeofa sailby

meansofwhichthesailcanbelieddown(reefed).

rigging:alltheropeandlineona sailingship.Thereis a distinctionbetween

thestandingrigging(shroudsandstays,whicharefixed)andtherunning

rigging(sheets,halyards,etc.,whicharetieddownatoneendonly).

rope:anycordmeasuringoveroneincharound.

running:in seamen'slanguage,thisreferstothemovingriggingasopposed

tothestandingrigging.

sheet:runningriggingusedtocontrolthelowercornerofa sailtokeepitat

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