bowline means A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
noun
- A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails.
- A knot tied so as to produce an eye or loop in the end of a rope that will not slip or jam.