breast ropen.

Brit.

/ˈbrɛst rəʊp/, U.S.

/ˈbrɛs(t) ˌroʊp/

Forms: see breast n. and rope n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: breast n., rope n.¹

Etymology: < breast n. + rope n.¹

†a. A rope tied around the chest, esp. as a means of supporting and securing a burden carried on one's back. Obsolete. rare.The exact sense in quot. 1412 is unclear.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > rope, cord, or line > types of

warp1296

sewing-rope1336

viring-rope1336

wardrope1338

bast1357

breast rope1412

balk-line1506

waterline1626

shank1706

selvage1711

shroud hawser1744

white line1747

selvagee1750

cringle1787

staple-rope1794

bracing-rope1827

selvage-stropc1860

soga1860

four-cant1867

toggle-lanyard1874

maguey1908

snorter1950

snotter1950

1412 in W. W. Capes Charters & Rec. Hereford Cathedral (1908) 269 Pro j magno cabullo et bresterope..j lodrope emptis apud Brystow.

1782 F. Douglas Gen. Descr. E. Coast Scotl. 150 Great quantities of fish..are even brought from Newburgh..upon womens backs, in baskets, with a breast-rope fixed to them.

b. Nautical. A rope fastened between the shrouds of a mast and tied for safety around the chest of a leadsman taking soundings by hand from the chains.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > rope supporting leadsman

breast rope1794

1794 D. Steel Elements & Pract. Rigging & Seamanship I. 172 Breast-rope is fastened along the laniards of the shrouds, for safety, when heaving the lead in the chains.

1874 F. G. D. Bedford Sailor's Pocket Bk. v. 119 The foremast awning stanchion..forms a good support for the leadsman's breast-rope.

1928 Bluejackets' Man. (U.S. Navy) (ed. 7) xii. 165 On going into the chains for the purpose of sounding, the leadsman should see that the breast rope is properly secured, his line clear, and the end made fast.

2000 R. Mayne Lang. Sailing 40 A ‘breast band’ is a wide band of sennit used to support the leadsman when taking soundings by hand—sometimes called a ‘breastrope’.

2. Nautical. A rope which forms part of a parrel attaching a yard to a mast; cf. parrel rope n. at parrel n. Compounds. Now rare and historical.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > rigging > [noun] > running rigging > rope or chain securing yard

rackOE

parrel1295

parrel rope1417

breast rope1495

main-yard-rope1497

rackiea1838

1495 in M. Oppenheim Naval Accts. & Inventories Henry VII (1896) 268 Mayne parelles, j. Breste Ropes to the same, j.

1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. v. 20 Parrels..with the helpe of the Brest-rope doth keepe the Yard close to the Mast.

1762 Naval Dict. in Gen. Hist. Sieges & Battles VI. 188 These [sc. parrels] also with the breast ropes fasten the yards to the masts.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 132 Breast-rope, the lashing or laniard of the yard-parrels.

1979 F. Howard Sailing Ships of War ii. 68/2 A breast-rope..was a preventer binding round mast and yard for safety in the event of the parrel breaking.

3. Nautical. A rope used to secure a boat parallel to a dock, jetty, another vessel, etc.Cf. breastfast n., breast line n.², and breast v. 8.

ΚΠ

1836 Morning Post 11 May 7/4 There was no breast rope out to prevent the vessel swerving off from the wharf.

1961 Guardian 5 Sept. 12/3 When the lines are fast, breast ropes are put out to keep the ship close in to the quay.

2013 S. Sleight Sailing Essentials 100 Breast ropes are sometimes used in addition to the four main warps to hold the boat close alongside.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	breast rope
释义	breast ropen. Brit. /ˈbrɛst rəʊp/, U.S. /ˈbrɛs(t) ˌroʊp/ Forms: see breast n. and rope n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: breast n., rope n.¹ Etymology: < breast n. + rope n.¹ 1. †a. A rope tied around the chest, esp. as a means of supporting and securing a burden carried on one's back. Obsolete. rare.The exact sense in quot. 1412 is unclear. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > rope, cord, or line > types of warp1296 sewing-rope1336 viring-rope1336 wardrope1338 bast1357 breast rope1412 balk-line1506 waterline1626 shank1706 selvage1711 shroud hawser1744 white line1747 selvagee1750 cringle1787 staple-rope1794 bracing-rope1827 selvage-stropc1860 soga1860 four-cant1867 toggle-lanyard1874 maguey1908 snorter1950 snotter1950 1412 in W. W. Capes Charters & Rec. Hereford Cathedral (1908) 269 Pro j magno cabullo et bresterope..j lodrope emptis apud Brystow. 1782 F. Douglas Gen. Descr. E. Coast Scotl. 150 Great quantities of fish..are even brought from Newburgh..upon womens backs, in baskets, with a breast-rope fixed to them. b. Nautical. A rope fastened between the shrouds of a mast and tied for safety around the chest of a leadsman taking soundings by hand from the chains. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > rope supporting leadsman breast rope1794 1794 D. Steel Elements & Pract. Rigging & Seamanship I. 172 Breast-rope is fastened along the laniards of the shrouds, for safety, when heaving the lead in the chains. 1874 F. G. D. Bedford Sailor's Pocket Bk. v. 119 The foremast awning stanchion..forms a good support for the leadsman's breast-rope. 1928 Bluejackets' Man. (U.S. Navy) (ed. 7) xii. 165 On going into the chains for the purpose of sounding, the leadsman should see that the breast rope is properly secured, his line clear, and the end made fast. 2000 R. Mayne Lang. Sailing 40 A ‘breast band’ is a wide band of sennit used to support the leadsman when taking soundings by hand—sometimes called a ‘breastrope’. 2. Nautical. A rope which forms part of a parrel attaching a yard to a mast; cf. parrel rope n. at parrel n. Compounds. Now rare and historical. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > rigging > [noun] > running rigging > rope or chain securing yard rackOE parrel1295 parrel rope1417 breast rope1495 main-yard-rope1497 rackiea1838 1495 in M. Oppenheim Naval Accts. & Inventories Henry VII (1896) 268 Mayne parelles, j. Breste Ropes to the same, j. 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. v. 20 Parrels..with the helpe of the Brest-rope doth keepe the Yard close to the Mast. 1762 Naval Dict. in Gen. Hist. Sieges & Battles VI. 188 These [sc. parrels] also with the breast ropes fasten the yards to the masts. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 132 Breast-rope, the lashing or laniard of the yard-parrels. 1979 F. Howard Sailing Ships of War ii. 68/2 A breast-rope..was a preventer binding round mast and yard for safety in the event of the parrel breaking. 3. Nautical. A rope used to secure a boat parallel to a dock, jetty, another vessel, etc.Cf. breastfast n., breast line n.², and breast v. 8. ΚΠ 1836 Morning Post 11 May 7/4 There was no breast rope out to prevent the vessel swerving off from the wharf. 1961 Guardian 5 Sept. 12/3 When the lines are fast, breast ropes are put out to keep the ship close in to the quay. 2013 S. Sleight Sailing Essentials 100 Breast ropes are sometimes used in addition to the four main warps to hold the boat close alongside. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1412
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