(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:45:05

Rom*bow"line (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] Naut.

Old, condemned canvas, rope, etc., unfit for use except in chafing gear.

[Written also rumbowline.]

 

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