guess warp

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guess warp - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Guess warp \Guess" warp"\ (Naut.)
     A rope or hawser by which a vessel is towed or warped along;
     -- so called because it is necessary to guess at the length
     to be carried in the boat making the attachment to a distant
     object.
     [1913 Webster]