| Belay |
1) To secure a rope
with a figure eight around a cleat. 2) To hold back or
control |
| Bend |
1) A knot used to
join two ropes. 2) To tie a rope to a spar or rope. 3) To
tie two ropes together. |
| Bitter
End |
1) Free end of the
rope. |
| Bight |
1) A fold in the
rope. |
| Eye |
1) The space
enclosed by a loop of rope. |
| Chafe |
1) To fray or rub
making the rope weak. |
| Cleat |
1) An object with
horns for belaying a rope. |
| Frapping |
1) A strand of rope
wrapped around the wrapping strands so that it goes between
the spars. Frappings are used to tighten the wrapping
strands to hold them in place. |
| Hitch |
1) To fasten or
catch temporarily with or as if with a loop, hook, or noose.
2) To connect or attach. |
| Lash |
1) To bind two or
more objects together. |
| Lay |
1) The direction of
the twist in the rope, one complete turn of a strand of
rope. 2) The act of twisting the strands of fiber together
to make a rope. |
| Overhand
Loop |
1) A loop formed by
placing the running end over the standing part. |
| Round |
1) One complete turn
of rope. |
| Running
End |
1) The end (usually
the short end) of the rope that is being used to make the
knot. |
| Service |
1) Cord bound around
a rope to protect it from wear. |
| Snug |
1) Compact. 2) Neat.
3) Tight. |
| Spar |
1) Any pole or
timber used in the construction of a pioneering structure. |
| Splice |
1) To secure two
ropes or two parts of the same rope together by interweaving
the strands of the rope. |
| Standing
Part |
1) The part of the
rope around which the knot is being made. |
| Strand |
1) One part of a
three strand rope. |
| Tuck |
1) To place one
strand of rope under another strand of rope when making a
splice. |
| Turn |
1) One wrap around
the standing part. 2) One time around the rope. |
| Unlay |
1) To pen or untwist
the strands of a rope. |
| Underhand
Loop |
1) A loop formed by
placing the running end under the standing part. |
| Whip |
1) To bind the end
of a rope to prevent fraying. |
| Working
End |
1) The end of the
rope you are using to tie the knot. |
| Wrapping |
1) A strand of rope
wrapped around spars to be lashed together to hold them in
place. |
