01 n. One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.
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One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.(Naut.)
Entry
6 senses · 4 variants
Webster, 1913
Fake
/fāk/
· IPA /feɪ̯k/
02 v. t. To coil (a rope, line, or hawser), by winding alternately in opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or figure of eight form,, to …
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To coil (a rope, line, or hawser), by winding alternately in opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or figure of eight form,, to prevent twisting when running out.(Naut.)
Phrases & compounds
Faking box —
a box in which a long rope is faked; used in the life-saving service for a line attached to a shot.
03 v. t. To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob.
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To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob.[Slang in all its senses.]
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To make; to construct; to do.
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To manipulate fraudulently, so as to make an object appear better or other than it really is; as, to fake a bulldog, by burning his upper lip and thus artificially shortening it.
04 n. A trick; a swindle.
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A trick; a swindle.[Slang]