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bakaoko

Bingham

bakáoko

vi. to engage in lashing a sail to a spar.
n. the lashings of a sail.

Sabatier

bakaoko

n. the cord which attaches the sail to yards or those used to reef sails.
vt. bakaokoa: to tie or reef sail by these.

Topics: Sea, canoes and navigation, Weaving and crafts