Dumb question from an unashamed dummy. Is the "bowline knot" pronounced like the bow of a ship or like the bow of a violin? I assume bow of a ship, since knot names are often coming from sailors.
Dumb question from an unashamed dummy. Is the "bowline knot" pronounced like the bow of a ship or like the bow of a violin? I assume bow of a ship, since knot names are often coming from sailors.
(Bo-Line) like the bow of a violin.
we'd call it a bolin knot
just to clarify by beating this horse past dead
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bowline
theres a pronuciation button for the win
Last edited by Ears; 08-01-2011 at 13:05. Reason: added link
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Bo-Lyn
It's pronunciation is not quite as important as it's looks, but to be yar, one must do both correctly!
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Arrrr ye be callin it whatever ye likes... arrrr...
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+1 to timberr, i are a sailor, or was, and hes darn right,
oooohhhhhhhhhhhhh, what do you do with a drunken sailor, what do you do with a drunken sailor, what do you do with a drunken sailor? earli in tha mornin.
yoooooouuuuu shave his head with a rusty razor, shave his head with a rusty razor, shave his head with a rusty razor! erli in the mornin.....ect go on but i don wanna keep typing a song that makes me look retarded....
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timberr, this is off topic, but how is the eurika chrysais....
is it "an" eurika
or "a" eurika............
Last edited by Ears; 08-01-2011 at 13:50. Reason: it is not an eurika chastity
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Every climbing or knots class I've ever had it was the "Bo-Lyn" pronunciation
But if you were on a vessel, you would cast off the bow line (Bow like the part of a ship, or bending in half in front of the Queen)
(Perhaps it is fixed to the ship with a "bo-lyn" though??)
DKPerdue
Oxford dictionary for - bowline
I just love good online dictionaries. Though I admit I don't pronounce the "i" as a long "i" (i.e., "eye").
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