leech line
noun Nautical.
a line for hauling the middle of a leech of a square sail up to the yard.
Compare
leech rope.
Origin of leech line
First recorded in 1620–30
Words nearby leech line
lee shore,
lee tide,
lee, robert e.,
leeboard,
leech,
leech line,
leech rope,
leeds,
leeds castle,
leek,
leek-green