sennit
Americannoun
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a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
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braided straw or grass used in making hats.
noun
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a flat braided cordage used on ships
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plaited straw, grass, palm leaves, etc, as for making hats
Etymology
Origin of sennit
First recorded in 1760–70; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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After we had made a quantity of sennit, Peter cut out some netting needles and pins, and set to work to net a hammock for himself.
From The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco by Perat
And there was little else to learn during that seven-months’ cruise, except fancy rope-sailorising, such as the more complicated lanyard knots and the making of various kinds of sennit and rope-mats.
From A Collection of Stories by Jack London
Uiliami blew the whistle suspended on his broad bare chest by a cord of cocoanut sennit.
From A Son Of The Sun by Jack London
His sole decoration was a white China soup-plate, perforated and strung on coconut sennit, suspended from about his neck so that it rested flat on his chest and half-concealed the generous swell of muscles.
From Jerry of the Islands by Jack London
Here," he said, "You want to know square sennit?
From Old and New Masters by Robert Lynd
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