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bowline Definition


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bowline
noun
    1. A rope used to keep a sail taut against the wind.
    2. A knot which makes a loop that will not slip at the end of a piece of rope.
      Form: bowline knot (also)
Etymology: 14c: from German dialect boline, corresponding to bow3 + line1.



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