leechline

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noun

A line attached to the leech ropes of sails, passing up through blocks on the yards, to haul the leeches by.

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Meanings

nounleechline (plural leechlines)

plural leechlines

  1. nauticalA line attached to the leech ropes of sails, passing up through blocks on the yards, to haul the leeches by.

    “Cast off the topsail sheets, clew garnets, leechlines and buntlines!” The order came thinly through the roar of the wind.

    1923, Charles Boardman Hawes, The Dark Frigate, Chapter 8

Origin

From leech + line.

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Translations

Finnish nokkakoortinki, reunanuora
  • nokkakoortinkiline to haul leeches of a sail
  • reunanuoraline to haul leeches of a sail
French ralingue
  • ralingueline to haul leeches of a sail
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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