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PAGE 5 FISHING GEAR
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hitch | a knot attaching a line to an object, such as cleat, ring or spar |
| Hockle | a kink in an inner yarn of a rope which forces the yarns to surface |
| Jam | to wedge tightly, difficult to untie knots |
| Jute | the fibers obtained from eastern indian plants used in making sacking, burlap, twine and rope |
| Kink | a twist in a rope |
| Knot | turning rope on itself to create friction |
| Lacing | small rope or cord used to secure canvas or sails by passing it through eyelets in the canvas |
| Lang-lay Rope | wire rope in which the individual wires comprising the rope are twisted in the same direction as the strands which make up the rope |
| Lanyard | a strap or length of rope, usually decorative, from which something hangs |
| Lash | to secure by binding with rope or small stuff |
| Lashing | a binding or wrapping of small stuff used to secure two or more objects together in a rigid manner |
| Lashing Eye | loops in the ends of two ropes through which are passed the lashings which bind them together |
| Lay | the direction of twist of a stranded rope usually to the right |
| Leadline | a line marked off in fathoms and weighted at the one end with a lead, used for measuring water depths |
| Left-Hand Lay | stranded rope made with the twist to the left |
| Life Lines | safety lines and guardrails rigged around a boat's dock to prevent crew from being washed overboard |
| Line | a piece of rope with a specific use or job |
| Long Splice | a splice joining two rope ends, made by untwisting strands, thinning and removing ends, so that the final splice is no thicker than the original line |
| Loop | a narrow necked bight which creates a closed circle in a line |
| Manila | a term used to describe rope made from fibers of the abaca plant, largely supplanted by synthetic ropes |
| Marline | light two stranded line, formerly made from hemp, used for lacings, whippings, seizings |
| Marlinespike | a tapered metal tool for splice or separating strands of line |
| Marry | to bind or join two lines together temporarily, either side by side or end to end |
| Meshing Gauge | a measuring tool used in making the meshing in nets |
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