roband
/ˈrəʊband/ /ˈrəʊbənd/ /ˈrɒbɪn/Nautical
noun
Chiefly in plural A piece of small rope passed through eyelet-holes in the head of a sail and used to secure the sail to the yard above.
Origin
Middle English; earliest use found in Naval Account. From ro, variant of rae + band; compare raeband and Germanic parallels cited at that entry.
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