| 单词 | rogue's yarn |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrogue's yarn rogue's yarn n. Nautical yarn of a distinctive twist or colour woven into ropes for the purpose of identification.Formerly used by the Royal Navy in order to identify ropes suspected of being stolen or to trace their origin if defective. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > marking > marking to identify > mark of identification > [noun] > mark of ownership > specific arrowhead1386 broad arrowhead1475 broad arrow1554 rogue's yarn1769 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Rogues-yarn,..a rope-yarn, of a particular construction..placed in the middle of every strand, in all cables and cordage in the king's service... The use of this contrivance is to examine whether any cordage, supposed to be stolen or embezzled, has been formed for the king's service. 1838 Views of Ports & Harbours 104 The Count, whose curiosity was excited by the manner in which the ‘rogue's yarn’ was twisted in, laid his hand upon one of the strands. 1986 M. P. Verney Compleat Bk. Yacht Care vii. 113/1 Polypropylenes and polyesters [sc. in ropes]..are often dyed to avoid confusion with stronger materials, while others have a single dark yarn..called a rogue's yarn by seamen. < as lemmas |
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