sheer ratline
noun
: every fifth ratline of the rigging of a ship extending to the swifters, after shrouds, and backstays
Word History
Etymology
sheer entry 8
- king's man
- King's mark
- king's paprika
- king's peace
- King's Proctor
- king's purple
- king's ransom
- King's Regulations
- King's Remembrancer
- King's Scholar
- King's Scout
- king's shilling
- King's silver
- king's spear
- King's X
- king's yellow
- king's-fern
- king's-ferns
- king's-fruit
- king's-fruits
- king-emperor
- king-in-council
- king-in-parliament
- king-killer
- king-of-the-herrings