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单词 buoy-rope
释义 buoy-rope|ˈb(w)ɔɪrəʊp|
[f. buoy n. + rope.]
The rope by which the buoy is fastened to the anchor. Also transf. (quot. 1562 used for a woman's pig-tail).
1562J. Heywood Prov. & Epigr. (1867) 64 Except hir maide shewe a fayre paire of heeles, She haleth her by the boy rope, tyll her braines ake.1630J. Taylor (Water P.) Wks. iii. 65 a/2 Cleere, cleere the boighrope, steddy, well steered.1723Ibid. No. 6129/3 Twelve Fathom of a Buoy Rope of six Inches and an half.1860H. Stuart Seaman's Catech. 56 If the cable should be slipped or parted, the buoy-rope is used for weighing.
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