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| bow·line [ bṓ lin, bṓ ln ] (plural bow·lines) |
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1. knot forming tight loop: a knot used to form a loop that will not slip at the end of a piece of rope
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2. line for controlling sail: a line for controlling one of the vertical edges of a square sail
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3. knot in end of climbing rope: a fixed knot in the end of a climbing rope
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| [14th century. < Middle Low German bōlīne or Middle Dutch boechline "line from the ship's bow"] |
