Usually means: Cord sewn on sail edges.
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  1. boltrope: Merriam-Webster
  2. boltrope: Collins English Dictionary
  3. Boltrope, boltrope: Wordnik
  4. boltrope: Wiktionary
  5. boltrope: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. boltrope: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. Boltrope, boltrope: Dictionary.com
  8. Boltrope: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  9. boltrope: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  10. Boltrope: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  11. boltrope: FreeDictionary.org
  12. boltrope: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  13. boltrope: TheFreeDictionary.com
  14. boltrope: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language

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  1. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (Boltrope)

noun:  Alternative spelling of bolt rope [(nautical) Rope sewn around the edges of a sail to prevent tearing or fraying.]

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