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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bowline /ˈbəʊlɪn/

▶noun

1 a rope attaching the weather side of a square sail to a ship's bow.

2 a simple knot for forming a non-slipping loop at the end of a rope.

– origin ME: from Mid. Low Ger. bōlīne, MDu. boechlijne, from boeg ‘ship's bow’ + lijne ‘line’.

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