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A short twist or curl in a rope, thread, hair, wire, or the like, at which it is bent upon itself; esp. when stiff so as to catch or cause…
U.S. Nautical. A bight or bend in a rope which is attached to the border of a sail, formed when the sail is reefed. Obsolete.