Flemish coil

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English

Etymology

The mooring rope of a boat arranged into a Flemish coil.

From Flemish (“of or relating to Flanders”) +‎ coil, the fact that the technique of coiling rope in this manner began with sailors from Flanders.[1]

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Noun

Flemish coil (plural Flemish coils)

  1. (nautical) A rope that has been arranged into a neat, flat spiral coil.
    Synonym: flemish

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References

  1. ^ Compare “coil, n.3”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2021.

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