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ROUNDING
ROUNDING, certain old ropes wound firmly and closely about that part of a cable which lies in the hawse, or under the ship's bow, or athwart the stern. It is used to prevent the surface of the cable from being chafed or fretted in those places. See the article KAICLING and SERVICE.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 248, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/1095.html