catfall

English

Etymology

cat +‎ fall?

Noun

catfall (plural catfalls)

(nautical) A rope used in hoisting the anchor to the cathead.
- 1810, John Hamilton Moore, The New Practical Navigator:
  belay the catfall; pass the stopper ; hook the fish

References

“catfall”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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