Definitions
1.nounA coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope.
2.nounA ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down.
3.nounDoubt, difficulty.
4.nounMess, tangle.
5.nounA rope or withe for fastening a gate.
6.nounHold; influence.
7.nounA throw in which a wrestler turns his left side to his opponent, twines his left leg about his opponent's right leg from the inside, and throws him backward.