concrete (Nautical). A small cord for ‘seizing’ two ropes together, or a rope to something else.
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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] > lashings, seizings, or securing ropes (20) seizing1615 concrete (Nautical). A small cord for ‘seizing’ two ropes together, or a rope to something else. round seizing1794 a seizing (seizing, n. 2b) used to join two ropes on which the stresses are equal, by being wound round the two ropes for a number of turns and… frapping1804 The action of frap, v. in various senses; an instance of this; also concrete a lashing. frapping turns (see quot. 1867). cross-seizing1883 a seizing in which a number of turns of rope cross an equal number in the opposite direction. Subcategories:— a rope used for (10) — lashings securing ship's boat (1) — securing anchor at ship's side (5) |
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