Meanings
nountwiddling line (plural twiddling lines)
plural twiddling lines
- historicalnauticalA piece of small rope for steadying the steering wheel.
- historicalnauticalA string attached to a compass-gimbal, by which the compass card may be started so as to play freely.
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twiddling line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twiddling%20line
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“twiddling line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twiddling%20line. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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