leechline
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A line attached to the leech ropes of sails, passing up through blocks on the yards, to…
A line attached to the leech ropes of sails, passing up through blocks on the yards, to haul the leeches by.
- “Cast off the topsail sheets, clew garnets, leechlines and buntlines!” The order came thinly through the roar of the wind.
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