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pain·ter [ páyntər ] (plural pain·ters)


noun 
Definition:
 
rope for tying up boat: a rope attached to the front of a boat that is used to tie it to something such as a mooring

[14th century. Probably < Old French penteur "rope running from a masthead" < pendre "hang" < Latin pendere]
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