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ROPE-BANDS
ROPE-BANDS, (rabans, Fr.) pronounced roebins, certain pieces of small rope, or braided cordage, used to tie the upper edges of the great sails to their respective yards. They are inserted through the eyelet-holes in the head of the sail, being generally of a sufficient length to pass two or three times about the said yard.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 247, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/1090.html