• Sinnet

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /ˈsɪnɪt/

    Origin

    Origin unknown.

    Full definition of sinnet

    Noun

    sinnet

    (plural sinnets)
    1. (nautical) a braided cord
      • 2004: Last night, the men were gathered on the foredeck laying up grass into sinnet for ropes by lantern-light & the prohibition on ‘supernuminaries’ on the foredeck seemed not to apply. — David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas
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