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tripping lines

tripping lines is the plural of tripping line.

Meaning of tripping line

Noun

tripping line (plural tripping lines)

  1. A small rope attached to the topgallant or royal yard, used to trip the yard, and in lowering it to the deck; also, a line used in letting go the anchor.
    • Shot-plug and lead were lowered through the chute, tending the tripping-line of the toggle.1863, Stephen Bleecker Luce, Text-Book of Seamanship

Questions about tripping lines

What is tripping lines the plural of?
Tripping lines is the plural of tripping line.

Words near tripping lines in the dictionary

  1. trippin'
  2. trippiness
  3. tripping
  4. tripping from the tongue
  5. tripping line
  6. tripping lines
  7. tripping out
  8. tripping over
  9. tripping over oneself
  10. tripping the light fantastic
  11. tripping the light fantastic toe

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