Found 1 items, similar to Tripping line.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Tripping line Tripping \Trip"ping\, n. 1. Act of one who, or that which, trips. [1913 Webster] 2. A light dance. [1913 Webster] Other trippings to be trod of lighter toes. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. (Naut.) The loosing of an anchor from the ground by means of its cable or buoy rope. [1913 Webster] Tripping line (Naut.), 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. --Luce. [1913 Webster]