| 单词 | left-handed rope |
| 释义 | > as lemmasleft-handed rope left-handed rope n. = left-hand rope n. at left hand n. and adj. Compounds; cf. right-handed rope n. at right-handed adj. and adv. Compounds. ΚΠ 1832 Metropolitan May 99 I never know'd one on 'em yet as could tell the difference twixt the lay of a right and a left-handed rope. 1883 W. C. Russell Sailors' Lang. Gun-gear, left-handed rope used for securing cannons on board ship. 1907 W. Henderson Seamanship v. 90 Left-handed rope is..rarely met with nowadays, but is softer and more pliable than right-handed rope. 1958 New Castle (Pa.) News 19 Nov. 22/1 How can you tell right-handed rope from left-handed rope? 2000 G. Budworth Illustr. Encycl. Knots 12/2 Right-handed rope is sometimes referred to as Z-laid and left-handed rope (a rare commodity) as S-laid. < as lemmas |
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