snotter
Definitions
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- noun A rope going over a yardarm, used to bend a tripping line to, in sending down topgallant and royal yards in vessels of war; also, the short line supporting the heel of the sprit in a small boat.
- verb To snivel; to cry or whine
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun The red part of a turkey-cock's head.
Examples
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The snotter was a short piece of rope with a loop at each end.
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What signified his bringing a woman here to snotter and snivel, and bather their Lordships?
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When raising the sail it was first partly hoisted, then the sprit was hooked in the loop and the snotter, after which the throat halyard was drawn taut.
Note
The origin of the word 'snotter' is obscure.
