单词 | gift-rope |
释义 | † ˈgift-rope Naut. Obs. [The first element is prob. corrupt; perh. the word may be spurious, evolved by a misprint or misreading from gest-rope.] = guest-rope, guess-warp.
1704Harris Lex. Techn., Gift-rope is the Boat-Rope, which is fastened to the Boat when she is swifted, in order to her being towed at the Stern of a Ship. 1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Chest-rope, in a ship, is the same with the guest or gift-rope. 1867Smyth Sailor's Word-bk., Gift-rope (synonymous with guest-rope), a rope for boats at the guest-warp boom. [Not known to two nautical experts consulted.] |

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