A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle
A loop of rope with a knot at one end to catch in an eye at the other end. Used to secure oars etc. at their place.
A spade for digging turf in the Fens.
A method of joining fabric, for example the doors of a tent, by interlacing loops of cord (beckets) through eyelet holes and adjacent loops.
An eye in the end of a rope.
The clevis of a pulley block.
A pocket in clothing.
A loop of thread, typically braided, attached at each end to a jacket. Used to pass through the brooch bar of medals to affix them to the jacket without damaging it.
A moulding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope.
100 fathoms, 600 imperial feet, approximately 185 m.
A strong rope or chain used to moor or anchor a ship.
An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated.
An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes.
The currency pair British Pound against United States Dollar.
A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope.
A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable.
A system for transmitting television or Internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables.
A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile.
A textural pattern achieved by passing groups of stitches over one another.
To communicate by cable
To provide with cable(s)
To ornament with cabling.
To wrap wires to form a cable
To fasten (as if) with cable(s)
To create cable stitches.
To send a telegram, news, etc., by cable