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bolin.

bowline (a rope attached to the side of a sail to pull it towards the bow)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. bowline (a rope attached to the side of a sail to pull it towards the bow)

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish boghlina, equivalent to bog (“bow”) + lina (“line”). Cognate of English bowline, German Bulin, Dutch boelijn, French bouline, Spanish bolina, Italian bolina, Russian бу́линь (búlinʹ), Ukrainian булінь (bulinʹ). Exact origin somewhat murky.

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