sennit

American  

[sen-it] / ˈsɛn ɪt /

Also sinnet or sennet

noun

1. a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.

2. braided straw or grass used in making hats.

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sennit British  

/ ˈsɛnɪt /

noun

1. a flat braided cordage used on ships

2. plaited straw, grass, palm leaves, etc, as for making hats

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Etymology

Origin of sennit

First recorded in 1760–70; origin uncertain

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Example Sentences

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sennit

"That," exclaimed the lad, with the eagerness of one who would vindicate his reputation, "is rattlin-stuff; and this is marline; and that is sennit."

From The Pilot by James Fenimore Cooper

These, when they had come at them, we found to be very good and sound, and this being so, I bid them make three-yarn sennit; meaning it for the strings of the bows.

From The Boats of the "Glen Carrig" by William Hope Hodgson

Here," he said, "You want to know square sennit?

From Old and New Masters by Robert Lynd

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

“Now,” continued he, laying hold of the coil of sennit, and tossing back one end over an empty water-cask.

From The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea by Mayne Reid

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