road (rode)
rode n A long rope, usually fifty fathoms long, tied to a graplin and used in mooring a boat. This is found aboard almost every small fishing boat. Fishermen carry this so that if the engine "breaks down" they can throw over the graplin. Without this they would probably drift out to sea. J...
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| Summary: | rode n A long rope, usually fifty fathoms long, tied to a graplin and used in mooring a boat. This is found aboard almost every small fishing boat. Fishermen carry this so that if the engine "breaks down" they can throw over the graplin. Without this they would probably drift out to sea. JH 6/75 Used I and Sup Used I 1 Not used The brackets in Form correspond to the brackets in Word Form. |
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