Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Aug 20, 2006 18:56
17 yrs ago
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English term
nippers
English to Spanish
Tech/Engineering
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Anyone know the exact technical term in spanish?
Nipper: Short rope used to bind a cable to the "messenger" (a moving line propelled by the capstan) so that the cable is dragged along too (Used because the cable is too large to be wrapped round the capstan itself). During the raising of an anchor the nippers were attached and detached from the (endless) messenger by the ship's boys. Hence the term for small boys: 'nippers'.
Nipper: Short rope used to bind a cable to the "messenger" (a moving line propelled by the capstan) so that the cable is dragged along too (Used because the cable is too large to be wrapped round the capstan itself). During the raising of an anchor the nippers were attached and detached from the (endless) messenger by the ship's boys. Hence the term for small boys: 'nippers'.
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badernas
Según Babylon.
DRAE: baderna.
(Del prov. baderno, fr. baderne).
1. f. Mar. Cabo trenzado, de uno a dos metros de largo, que se emplea para sujetar el cable al virador, trincar la caña del timón, etc.
DRAE: baderna.
(Del prov. baderno, fr. baderne).
1. f. Mar. Cabo trenzado, de uno a dos metros de largo, que se emplea para sujetar el cable al virador, trincar la caña del timón, etc.
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