iron-strap
US Whaling (now rare )
noun
A short piece of rope connecting a line to a harpoon.
Origin
Late 19th century.
- run-a-thon
- run a tight ship
- run away
- runaway
- runaway knock
- runaway reaction
- runaway ring
- runaway selection
- runaway star
- runaway switch
- runaway train
- run away with
- runback
- run before one can walk
- run blocker
- run blocking
- run boat
- runce
- runch
- run chase
- runchick
- runchie
- runcible spoon
- runcinate
- runcinate-leaved