ˈslab-, -laab- noun
Etymology: earlier slabline, part modification, part translation of Dutch slaplijn, from slap slack + lijn line
: a line or small rope by which seamen haul up the body of a course or topsail
ˈslab-, -laab- noun
Etymology: earlier slabline, part modification, part translation of Dutch slaplijn, from slap slack + lijn line
: a line or small rope by which seamen haul up the body of a course or topsail
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012