houseline

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noun

A small line of three strands used for seizing.

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housing
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Meanings

nounhouseline (plural houselines)

plural houselines

  1. nauticalA small line of three strands used for seizing.

    […]marled on to the sail with marline or houseline, as far as it is sewed

    1796, David Steel, The Art of Sail-making, as Practised in the Royal Navy

    Synonyms: housing

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small line of three strands used for seizing.

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housing

Origin

From house + line.

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Cite this entry
APA

houseline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/houseline

MLA

“houseline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/houseline. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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

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