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bull
rope
(
plural
bull ropes
)
(
nautical
)
a rope used for
hoisting
a
topmast
or
topgallant
mast
in a
square-rigged
ship
; it is
rove
from the
cap
of the
lower
mast
, through a
sheave
in the
foot
of the topmast and then
back
through a
block
on the lower
masthead
, with the
hauling
part
led
to the
deck
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