TIMENOGUY

Etymology

Noun

timenoguy (plural timenoguys)

(nautical) A rope used on a ship to prevent other lines and riggings tangling with each other.

Source: Wiktionary


Ti*men"o*guy, n. (Naut.)

Definition: A rope carried taut between or over obstacles likely to engage or foul the running rigging in working a ship.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

9 May 2024

CONSECRATION

(noun) (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; “the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church”


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Coffee Trivia

Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

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