_earings_
earings Cent ~ n 'a small rope attached to the ringle of a sail, by which it is bent or reefed'. _OED_ sb Naut (1626-) SRYTH earing-cringle 'an eye or spliced in its bolt rope to which the much smaller head-rope is arrached _Cent_ ear-cringle, see CRINGLE I think we'd better _Wit...
| Format: | Manuscript |
|---|---|
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/23757 |
| Summary: | earings Cent ~ n 'a small rope attached to the ringle of a sail, by which it is bent or reefed'. _OED_ sb Naut (1626-) SRYTH earing-cringle 'an eye or spliced in its bolt rope to which the much smaller head-rope is arrached _Cent_ ear-cringle, see CRINGLE I think we'd better _Withdraw_; Devine was _not_ expert on naut. use, and may easily have confused th _earing_ (=rope) with the _earing-cringle_ 1 cite only Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Rebecca Nolan on Thu 12 Mar 2015 |
|---|