Seizing

Definitions

1. The act of grabbing or taking possession.
   countable, uncountable
2. Something seized.
   countable, in-plural, uncountable
3. A type of lashing or binding by a small cord.
   countable, uncountable
4. Such lashing used to temporarily immobilize the ends of a rope to prevent a knot from slipping or collapsing.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The pirates buried their seizings and marked the map with an X.”

“Cut⟳ your seizings and draw⟳ the poles, ye harpooneers!” Silently obeying the order⟳, the three harpooneers now stood with the detached iron⟳ part of their harpoons, some three feet long, held, barbs up, before him.”

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