Common nickname for aviation personnel onboard ship. The length of line is normally measured in _________. Most rope and line aboard ship is stowed in the Boatswain's _________.
*Brownshoes *Fathoms *Locker
Tapered steel tool used for separating strands of rope. Name for two-stranded, left-laid, tarred hemp. A pointed, round, tapered wooden tool designed for splicing fiber lines.
*Marlinspike *Marline *Fid
General term applied to both fiber and wire. _________ down a line is to lay it out in long, flat rows. The _______ knot is the best-known knot for bending two lines together.
*Rope *Faking *Square
The strongest and most expensive natural fiber rope. To _______ down a line is to lay it down in a flat helical coil on the deck. The ______ hitch is the best all-around knot for bending to anything round or nearly round.
*Manila *Flemish *Clove

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