单词 | pudding chain |
释义 | > as lemmaspudding chain pudding chain n. Nautical a type of chain used in rigging (see quot. 1948). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > type of chain pudding chain1948 1948 R. de Kerchove Internat. Maritime Dict. 561/2 Pudding chain, short link chain occasionally used for running rigging. It runs well over sheaves and is easy to belay. It is used for jib halyards and sheets in small trading vessels, but has lately been generally replaced by flexible wire. 1982 P. Clissold Layton's Dict. Naut. Words (rev. ed.) Pudding Chain, Short link chain especially made for reeving through a block. Used for halyards and sheets before wire rope was introduced. < as lemmas |
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