bolt-rope

The wind now increased, and the waves rose higher; about two o'clock A.M. the weather maintopsail-sheet gave way; the sail then split to ribbons, and before we could clue it up, was completely blown away from the bolt-rope.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 275, September 29, 1827 Various

Certain ropes, such as "bolt-rope" and most cables, are laid around a "core" (_F_, Fig. 2) or central strand and in many cases are four-stranded (Fig. 2).

Knots, Splices and Rope Work A Practical Treatise 1912

Had we shown a shred of the strongest sail in the vessel, it would have been blown out of the bolt-rope in an instant.

The World's Greatest Books — Volume 07 — Fiction Various 1910

When we belayed the halyards, there was nothing left but the bolt-rope.

Chapter XXV. Rumors of War-A Spouter-Slipping for a South-Easter-A Gale 1909

One reef after another, we took in the topsails, the sails, and before we could get them hoisted up, we heard a sound like a short, quick rattling of thunder, and the jib was blown to atoms out of the bolt-rope.

Chapter XXV. Rumors of War-A Spouter-Slipping for a South-Easter-A Gale 1909

The scavengers were sweeping down, and part of the after guard was bending a new bolt-rope on a storm staysail.

Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill Winston Churchill 1909

The scavengers were sweeping down, and part of the after guard was bending a new bolt-rope on a storm staysail.

Richard Carvel — Complete Winston Churchill 1909

The scavengers were sweeping down, and part of the after guard was bending a new bolt-rope on a storm staysail.

Richard Carvel — Volume 08 Winston Churchill 1909

The scavengers were sweeping down, and part of the after guard was bending a new bolt-rope on a storm staysail.

Richard Carvel Churchill, Winston, 1871-1947 1899

The cutter heeled violently down, burying her lee gunwale half-deck high in the seething water, and I thought for a moment that she was going over altogether with us; the foresail jibed with a loud flap, and blew clear and clean out of the bolt-rope, and at the same instant the _Water

For Treasure Bound Harry Collingwood 1886