burley-twine

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• burley

  The butt-end of a lance. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Twine

  ·noun A twist; a convolution. II. Twine ·noun To change the direction of. III. Twine ·noun The act...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• twine

  A kind of strong thread used in sail-making; it is of two kinds: extra, for sewing the seams; and or...

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• Burley House

  In Thames Street, between Baynard's Castle and Paul's Wharf in Castle Baynard Ward (S. 366), next to...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• settler's twine

  n. a fibre plant, Gymnostachys anceps, R. Br., N.O. Aroideae,called also Travellers' Grass. Much us...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• twine bush

  n. i.q. Hakea flexilis.See Hakea. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• twine, settler's

  n. See settler's twine. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• whipping-twine

  Used to whip the ends of ropes. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book