twice-laid

American  

[twahys-leyd] / ˈtwaɪsˈleɪd /

adjective

1. made from strands of used rope.

2. made from makeshift or used material.

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twice-laid British  

adjective

1. made from strands of used rope

2. made from old or used material or retwisted yarn

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Etymology

Origin of twice-laid

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

I will come and fast on canvas-back duck with you to-morrow, for it's Friday; and whatever lives on aquatic food is fishy--a duck is twice-laid fish.

From Nature and Human Nature by Haliburton, Thomas Chandler

My entertainment at this house, outward-bound, was half a second-hand roasted turkey, or, what the sailors call a twice-laid dish, i.e. one which is done over a second time.

From A Year's Journey through France and Part of Spain, Volume 2 by Thicknesse, Philip

After a feast of cocoa and cream-cakes at Bauermann's they got home just in time for a dinner of twice-laid and Uncle Tom's pudding, to which even Dick and Jerry could not do justice.

From The Happy Adventurers by Middleton, Lydia Miller

It is principally used in caulking the seams, for stopping leaks, and for making into twice-laid ropes.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir