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small stuff

small stuff noun: thin string, as opposed to the thick, heavy ropes that are more often used in sailing. It is commonly used in a whipping knot to bind the ends of ropes to prevent fraying.

Noun

small stuff (uncountable)

  1. thin string, as opposed to the thick, heavy ropes that are more often used in sailing. It is commonly used in a whipping knot to bind the ends of ropes to prevent fraying.

Questions about small stuff

What does small stuff mean?
Small stuff means thin string, as opposed to the thick, heavy ropes that are more often used in sailing. It is commonly used in a whipping knot to bind the ends of ropes to prevent fraying.
What part of speech is small stuff?
Small stuff is a noun.

Words near small stuff in the dictionary

  1. small sky
  2. small slam
  3. small slams
  4. small Solar System bodies
  5. small Solar System body
  6. small stuff
  7. small talk
  8. small text
  9. small time
  10. small tortoiseshell
  11. small tortoiseshells

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