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181. wōling(e ger.

Additional spellings: wolinge
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(a) The action of wrapping or tying with a cord, binding with rope; naut. the securing of a mast by winding rope around it (b) ?some sort of wrapping or tie for a leather sack or boot [cp. wellinge n……

182. wrong n.(1)

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(a) Naut. A floor timber of a ship; ?also, one of the ribs of a ship’s hull (b) in combs.: wrong nail, q.v.; wrong rop, a line or cable used to secure the floor timbers or perh. the ribs of a ship’s……

183. wrong-nail n.

Additional spellings: wrongnail
7 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Naut. pl. Nails or spikes used to fasten floor timbers or perh. the ribs of a ship’s hull; (b) as surname. …

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