placing two lines together, as in hoisting a boat; to sew together temporarily the ends of two lines for rendering through the block.
To temporarily sew the ends of two ropes together for rendering through a block. Also to grip together parts of a fall to prevent running out. To marry strands to prepare for splicing.
to unlay the ends of two lines and interlace the strands alternately, prior to splicing them.
Binding two ropes together side by side or end to end, usually as a temporary measure.