What is a contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage called?
mail — (Naut.) A contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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