a rope used on a boat; spec. (originally) one used in the rigging of a sail boat; (later) one used by a ship to tow a boat or lower a lifeboat. Cf…
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > for securing vessel > painter (6) boat rope1336 a rope used on a boat; spec. (originally) one used in the rigging of a sail boat; (later) one used by a ship to tow a boat or lower a lifeboat. Cf… seizing1336 concrete (Nautical). A rope for attaching a boat to a ship. Obsolete. tether?1504 Applied to a rope used for other purposes. A boat's painter; a tow-rope. Obsolete. painter1699 A rope attached to the bow of a (usually small) boat for tying it to a ship, quay, etc. cut-rope1909 = painter, n.2 putty1927 Nautical slang. A ship's painter. |
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