leechline

noun

Etymology

From leech + line.

  1. derived from linea
  2. derived from ligne
  3. derived from *līno-
  4. inherited from *līną
  5. inherited from *līnǭ
  6. inherited from *līnā
  7. inherited from līne
  8. inherited from line
  9. compounded as leechline — “leech + line

Definitions

  1. 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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