bouline

Borrowed from Old Norse bóglina (modern English bowline),

• IPA^(key): /bu.lin/

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bouline f (plural boulines)

1. (nautical) bowline

   Synonym: nœud de chaise

• → Catalan: bolina
• → Italian: bolina
• → Spanish: bolina

• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Bouline”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.

• “bouline”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• unilobé