leech rope

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leech rope - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Leech \Leech\, n. [Cf. LG. leik, Icel. l[imac]k, Sw. lik
     boltrope, st[*a]ende liken the leeches.] (Naut.)
     The border or edge at the side of a sail. [Written also
     leach.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Leech line, a line attached to the leech ropes of sails,
        passing up through blocks on the yards, to haul the
        leeches by. --Totten.
  
     Leech rope, that part of the boltrope to which the side of
        a sail is sewed.
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