CORDAGE, noun All sorts of cords or ropes, used in the running rigging of a ship, or kept in reserve to supply the place of that which may be rendered unserviceable. In a more general sense, the word includes all ropes and lines used on board of ships.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.