cordage
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- n the amount of wood in an area as measured in cords
- n the ropes in the rigging of a ship
- On recommendation of the Tariff Commission, he upped the duty on dried eggs (from China), hemp cordage (from Italy) and bicycle bells (from Germany).
- Made from the fibrous stalk of a hemlock-like plant, jute has been for 100 years the prime material for gunny sacks, cordage and heavy wrappers.
- In a loud hint to tariff raisers, Kennedy later refused to increase duties on imported twine and cordage.