bowline

Meaning

  1. A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails.
  2. A knot tied so as to produce an eye or loop in the end of a rope that will not slip or jam.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbəʊlɪn/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English bouline, bawelyne.

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