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English

Etymology
Origin unknown.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'sɪnɪt/

Noun
en-noun

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

ku:sinnet
ru:sinnet
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vi:sinnet

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