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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Nettles

/nĕt'-əlz/ · Net·tles · IPA /nˈɛtəlz/
01 n. pl. The halves of yarns in the unlaid end of a rope twisted for pointing or grafting.
  1. 1.
    The halves of yarns in the unlaid end of a rope twisted for pointing or grafting.(Naut.)