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cablelaid

[ key-buhl-leyd ]

adjective

  1. noting a rope formed of three plain-laid ropes twisted together in a left-handed direction; hawser-laid.
  2. noting a rope formed of three backhanded ropes twisted together in a right-handed direction.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cablelaid1

First recorded in 1715–25; cable + laid

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