Cordelle

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A twisted cord; a tassel.

    "Big men, bearded and powerful, pushing up stream with the cordelle on their shoulders!"

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"Big men, bearded and powerful, pushing up stream with the cordelle on their shoulders!"

Etymology

From French, diminutive of corde (“cord”).

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