| 释义 |
rombowline Naut.
Also r(h)um-.
[Of obscure origin.]
(See quots.)
1841R. H. Dana Seaman's Man. 120 Rombowline, condemned canvas, rope, &c. 1862Nares Seamanship (ed. 2) 24 Rhumbow-line, soft rope for nippers, etc. 1864Webster, Rombowline, old, condemned canvas, rope, &c., unfit for use except in chafing-gear. 1867Smyth Sailor's Word-bk. 580 The refuse [is worked] into rumbowline for temporary purposes, not demanding strength. |