gripe vs tether

gripe

noun
  • An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted. 

  • A wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems. 

  • A complaint, often a petty or trivial one. 

  • The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind. 

  • The piece of timber that terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot. 

  • Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines. 

verb
  • To suffer griping pains. 

  • To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing close-hauled, requires constant labour at the helm. 

  • To annoy or bother. 

  • To complain; to whine. 

tether

noun
  • a strong rope or line that connects a sailor's safety harness to the boat's jackstay 

  • a rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement 

  • the limit of one's abilities, resources etc. 

  • The cardinal number three in an old counting system used in Teesdale and Swaledale. (Variant of tethera) 

verb
  • to connect something to something else. 

  • to connect a cellular smartphone to another personal computer in order to give it access to a hotspot. 

  • to restrict something with a tether. 

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