bolt-rope

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Singular
bolt-rope

Plural
bolt-ropes

bolt-rope (plural bolt-ropes)

  1. (nautical) Rope sewn around the edges of a sail to prevent it from fraying; placed slightly off-centre to assist orientation by feel in the dark.
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