What is a plug, or conical block of wood, with longitudital grooves on its surface, in which the strands of the rope slide in the process of twisting called?
top — (Rope Making) A plug, or conical block of wood, with longitudital grooves on its surface, in which the strands of the rope slide in the process of twisting. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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