cordeling

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noun

The pulling of a boat by people walking along the shore holding an attached rope.

OriginFrench cordeler ← Old French cordel →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nouncordeling (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe pulling of a boat by people walking along the shore holding an attached rope.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchcordel
  2. Frenchcordeler“to twist”
  3. Englishcordeling

French cordeler (“to twist”), from Old French cordel.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cordeling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cordeling.

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