Usually means: Rope used to capsize sailboat.
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  1. tripping line: Merriam-Webster
  2. tripping-line, tripping line: Wordnik
  3. tripping line: Wiktionary
  4. tripping line: Dictionary.com
  5. tripping line: FreeDictionary.org
  6. Tripping line: TheFreeDictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (tripping line)

noun:  (nautical) A small rope attached to the topgallant or royal yard, used to trip the yard, and in lowering it to the deck; also, a line used in letting go the anchor.

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