A type of rope or line used in nautical contexts, or possibly a variant spelling of chapel in some contexts.
Possibly from French or Italian nautical terminology; origins uncertain but may relate to rope-handling equipment on ships.
This is an extremely rare word—if it appears in maritime texts, context is crucial since it might refer to specific rigging equipment, but it's not in common use even among sailors today.
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