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cordage
/ˈkɔːdɪdʒ/
noun 3
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2VERB + CORDAGE
howled, sung, wind
CORDAGE + NOUN
coils, sailors
Definitions
noun
1
Cord (of any type) when viewed as a mass or commodity.
2
A set of ropes and cords, especially that used for a ship's rigging.
So Juan stood, bewildered on the deck: / The wind sung, cordage strained, and sailors swore […]
[…] as the old craft deep dived into the green seas, and sent the shivering frost all over her, and the winds howled, and the cordage rang […]
3
An amount of wood measured in cords.
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So Juan stood, bewildered on the deck: / The wind sung, cordage strained, and sailors swore […]
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[…] as the old craft deep dived into the green seas, and sent the shivering frost all over her, and the winds howled, and the cordage rang […]
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Boatswain Marsham fell to work overhauling the bolts of sail-cloth and the hanks of cordage and the coils of rope, till he had found a new foresail and laid it under the hatch, and had placed great ro
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