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leechline

leechline noun: a line attached to the leech ropes of sails, passing up through blocks on the yards, to haul the leeches by.

Noun

leechline (plural leechlines)

  1. A line attached to the leech ropes of sails, passing up through blocks on the yards, to haul the leeches by.
    • “Cast off the topsail sheets, clew garnets, leechlines and buntlines!” The order came thinly through the roar of the wind.1923, Charles Boardman Hawes, The Dark Frigate, Chapter 8

Forms of leechline

pluralleechlines

Origin of leechline

From leech + line.

Questions about leechline

What does leechline mean?
Leechline means a line attached to the leech ropes of sails, passing up through blocks on the yards, to haul the leeches by.
What part of speech is leechline?
Leechline is a noun.
What is the plural of leechline?
The plural of leechline is leechlines.

Words near leechline in the dictionary

  1. leechiness
  2. leeching
  3. leechings
  4. leechless
  5. leechlike
  6. leechline
  7. leechlines
  8. leechy
  9. leed
  10. Leederman
  11. Leedham

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