Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Net"tles\, n. pl. [See {Knittle}.] (Naut.)
(a) The halves of yarns in the unlaid end of a rope twisted
for pointing or grafting.
(b) Small lines used to sling hammocks under the deck beams.
(c) Reef points.
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| Definition: | \Net"tles\, n. pl. [See {Knittle}.] (Naut.)
(a) The halves of yarns in the unlaid end of a rope twisted
for pointing or grafting.
(b) Small lines used to sling hammocks under the deck beams.
(c) Reef points.
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