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noun
Cord (of any type) when viewed as a mass or commodity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
A set of ropes and cords, especially that used for a ship's rigging.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
An amount of wood measured in cords.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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noun
the ropes in the rigging of a ship
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: rope
Narrower terms: sennit
noun
the amount of wood in an area as measured in cords
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: measure, quantity, amount
History
Borrowed from French cordage.
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
