单词 | leech-rope |
释义 | > as lemmasleech-rope leech-rope n. (see quot. 1769). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > sail > [noun] > rope sewn at edge to prevent tearing > parts of foot ropeOE head ropec1625 body rope1759 leech-rope1769 foot line1813 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Leech-rope, a name given to that part of the bolt-rope, to which the border, or skirt of a sail is sewed. 1801 Asiatic Ann. Reg. 1800 Chron. 23/2 The leech ropes of the fore-sail, main-sail, fore-top sail, and mizen-top-sail. 1885 A. Brassey In Trades 465 Repaired leech rope of mizen and set the sail. < as lemmas |
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