A nautical term for a rope or cable used to secure the anchor or support ship's rigging, particularly near the bow.
From 'cap' (head, top of something) + 'shore' (a prop or support); nautical terminology combining Old English and shipbuilding vocabulary.
Nautical terms like capshore show how sailors created a specialized language by combining simple words in clever ways—maritime vocabulary is basically poetry written by people who lived on boats!
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