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Buckle :: Buckle (n.) A device, usually of metal, consisting of a frame with one more movable tongues or catches, used for fastening things together, as parts of dress or harness, by means of a strap passing through the frame and pierced by the tongue..

Knot :: Knot (n.) A fastening together of the pars or ends of one or more threads, cords, ropes, etc., by any one of various ways of tying or entangling..

Cringle :: Cringle (n.) An iron or pope thimble or grommet worked into or attached to the edges and corners of a sail; -- usually in the plural. The cringles are used for making fast the bowline bridles, earings, etc..

Backbone :: Backbone (n.) Firmness; moral principle; steadfastness.

Handfastly :: Handfastly (adv.) In a handfast or publicly pledged manner.

Latchstring :: Latchstring (n.) A string for raising the latch of a door by a person outside. It is fastened to the latch and passed through a hole above it in the door.

Button :: Button (n.) A piece of wood or metal, usually flat and elongated, turning on a nail or screw, to fasten something, as a door..

Muffin :: Muffin (n.) A light, spongy, cylindrical cake, used for breakfast and tea..

Gabble :: Gabble (v. i.) To talk fast, or to talk without meaning; to prate; to jabber..

Spiked :: Spiked (a.) Furnished or set with spikes, as corn; fastened with spikes; stopped with spikes..

Fastening :: Fastening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Faste.

Clatter :: Clatter (v. i.) To talk fast and noisily; to rattle with the tongue.

Gig :: Gig (n.) A long, light rowboat, generally clinkerbuilt, and designed to be fast; a boat appropriated to the use of the commanding officer; as, the captain's gig..

Rocket :: Rocket (n.) An artificial firework consisting of a cylindrical case of paper or metal filled with a composition of combustible ingredients, as niter, charcoal, and sulphur, and fastened to a guiding stick. The rocket is projected through the air by the force arising from the expansion of the gases liberated by combustion of the composition. Rockets are used as projectiles for various purposes, for signals, and also for pyrotechnic display..

Gripe :: Gripe (n.) An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted; also, broad bands passed around a boat to secure it at the davits and prevent swinging..

Make :: Make (v. t.) To cause to be or become; to put into a given state verb, or adjective; to constitute; as, to make known; to make public; to make fast..

Fasting :: Fasting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fas.

Bitts :: Bitts (n. pl.) A frame of two strong timbers fixed perpendicularly in the fore part of a ship, on which to fasten the cables as the ship rides at anchor, or in warping. Other bitts are used for belaying (belaying bitts), for sustaining the windlass (carrick bitts, winch bitts, or windlass bitts), to hold the pawls of the windlass (pawl bitts) etc..

Shoe :: Shoe (n.) A band of iron or steel, or a ship of wood, fastened to the bottom of the runner of a sleigh, or any vehicle which slides on the snow..

Loggerhead :: Loggerhead (n.) An upright piece of round timber, in a whaleboat, over which a turn of the line is taken when it is running out too fast..

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