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Definition of Bowlines
1. bowline [n] - See also: bowline
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bowlines
Literary usage of Bowlines
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Kedge-anchor; Or, Young Sailors' Assistant: Or, Young Sailors' Assistant by William N. Brady (1864)
"FORE TOPGALLANT bowlines Are toggled to the bridle of the sail. The fore one is
rove through a single block at the jib-boom end, one on each side, ..."
2. Sailing Ships and Their Story: The Story of Their Development from the by Edward Keble Chatterton (1915)
"bowlines and bridles. 56. Backstay. 55. Royal stay. 67. ... bowlines and bridles.
131. Lifts. 132. Braces. 133. Royal yard and sail. 134. Royal lifts. 135. ..."
3. Seamanship: Comp. from Various Authorities, and Illustrated with Numerous by Stephen Bleecker Luce (1877)
"Main-bowlines consist of a whip and runner—the latter reeving through the thimble
... Top-bowlines, The fore toggle to the bridles, and lead forward through ..."
4. Text-book of Seamanship: The Equipping and Handling of Vessels Under Sail Or by Stephen Bleecker Luce, United States Naval Academy (1898)
"Lead out and man bowlines, head halliards and sheets and spanker and ... At this
order the men in the bunt toggle the bowlines to the buntline toggles. ..."
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