n. a knot by which a rope is secured by passing it twice round a spar or rope that it crosses at right angles.
[ old past part. of CLEAVE(1), as showing parallel separate lines ]
n. a knot by which a rope is secured by passing it twice round a spar or rope that it crosses at right angles.
[ old past part. of CLEAVE(1), as showing parallel separate lines ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012