leech line
noun Nautical.
a line for hauling the middle of a leech of a square sail up to the yard.
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Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Compare leech rope.
Origin of leech line
First recorded in 1620–30
Words nearby leech line
Ledyard, Led Zeppelin, lee, leeboard, leech, leech line, leech rope, Leeds, Leeds Castle, lee gauge, leek
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