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(nautical) small stuff consisting of a lightweight rope made of several rope yarns loosely wound together

1. : a textile yarn spun from staple-length fiber

2. : a small rope or stuff formed of two or more rope yarns loosely twisted and used for seizings especially on board ship

1. yarn produced by spinning fibers into a continuous strand.

2. Naut. cord formed of rope yarns loosely twisted together, for serving ropes, bending sails, etc.

[1350-1400; ME]

spun yarn,

a line composed of two or more rope yarns loosely twisted together.

n. Nautical cord made by twisting together from two to four untwisted yarns of tarred hemp