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Webster 1913 Edition

Cordage

Cord′age

(kôrd′ā̍j)
,
Noun.
[F.
cordage
. See
Cord
.]
Ropes or cords, collectively; hence, anything made of rope or cord, as those parts of the rigging of a ship which consist of ropes.

Webster 1828 Edition

Cordage

CORDAGE

,
Noun.
All sorts of cords or ropes, used in the running rigging of a ship, or kept in reserve to supply the place of that which may be rendered unserviceable. In a more general sense, the word includes all ropes and lines used on board of ships.

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