French fake

noun

A way of coiling a rope by running it backward and forward in parallel bends, so that it may run freely.

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Meanings

nounFrench fake (plural French fakes)

plural French fakes

  1. nauticalA way of coiling a rope by running it backward and forward in parallel bends, so that it may run freely.
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French fake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20fake

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“French fake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20fake. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “French fake,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/French%20fake.

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