单词 | guess-warp boom |
释义 | > as lemmasguess-warp boom 2. = guest-rope n. 2. Also attributive in guess-warp boom (see quot. 1867). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > rope for boats coming alongside guest-rope1794 guess-warp1834 guest-line1926 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple I. viii. 95 Oblige me by under-running the guess warp. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Guest-warp boom, a swinging span (lower studding boom) rigged from the ship's side with a warp for boats to ride by. 1874 F. G. D. Bedford Sailor's Pocket Bk. vii. 215 A ‘guess warp’ is to be stretched along each ship's sides for boats whilst loading, to ride by. < as lemmas |
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