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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

(Rope Making)

(a)

A process (resembling splicing) by which two ropes are joined end to end so as to form one rope.

(b)

The process of tying together the ends of yarns in pairs, to prevent tangling.

pr.

Adj.

Stinging; irritating.

Nettling cell

(Zool.)

a lasso cell. See under

ppr.

Irritating; vexing.