Untwist A Ships Rope Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 10, 2023

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	verb • To untwist.
	52%	6		To untwist or take apart (a rope); as, to unrove a lanyard on a rope.
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	39%	12		Used by sailors to untwist strands of rope
	noun • a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing)

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New York Times03 Dec 1985	Across 67
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