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börep

nounsea

rope for boat bow or buoy

A rope used either as a boat's bow line or to secure a buoy to fishing gear.

Example in use

Hae ye tyed the börep tae the bouy?

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/BUR-ep/

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Origin & context

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