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Definition of Small stuff
1. Noun. Any light rope used on shipboard.
Definition of Small stuff
1. Noun. (nautical) A nautical and knot-tying term for thin string, as opposed to the thick, heavy ropes that are more often used in sailing. It is commonly used in a whipping knot to bind the ends of ropes to prevent fraying. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Small Stuff
Literary usage of Small stuff
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Modern Seamanship by Austin Melvin Knight (1917)
"The following are the most common varieties of small-stuff used on shipboard.
... It is more used on shipboard than any other variety of small-stuff, ..."
2. Modern Seamanship by Austin Melvin Knight (1921)
"Small cordage is usually known on shipboard as " small-stuff," and ... The following
are the most common varieties of small-stuff used on shipboard. ..."
3. Modern Seamanship by Austin Melvin Knight (1921)
"Small cordage is usually known on shipboard as " small-stuff," and designated
either by the ... The following are the most common varieties of small-stuff ..."
4. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary: A Description of Tools, Instruments by Edward Henry Knight (1876)
"Its size, bight, ami proportions particularly adapt it. for the work on this
small stuff. The views Л В art» respectively side and end elevations of the ..."
5. Modern Seamanship by Austin Melvin Knight (1910)
"It is more used on shipboard than any other variety of small-stuff, being convenient
for ... although classed as small-stuff. ..."
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