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bolt-rope Naut.|ˈbəʊltrəʊp| [f. bolt n.1 + rope.] ‘A rope sewed all round the edge of the sail, to prevent the canvas from tearing.’ Smyth Sailor's Word-bk.
1626Capt. Smith Accid. Yng. Seamen 14. 1627 ― Seaman's Gram. vi. 27 The Bolt ropes are those wherein the sailes are sowed. 1762–9Falconer Shipwr. ii. 461 The..mizen..In fluttering fragments from its bolt-rope fled. 1830I. Taylor The Ship 154. 1840 R. Dana Bef. Mast xxv. 82 The jib was blown to atoms out of the bolt-rope. |