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Bowline

//ˈbəʊlɪn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails.
  2. 2
    a loop knot that neither slips nor jams wordnet
  3. 3
    A knot tied so as to produce an eye or loop in the end of a rope that will not slip or jam.

Etymology

From Middle English bouline, bawelyne.

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