fake-down

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Definitions of fake-down word

verb with object fake-down to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down). 1
noun fake-down any complete turn of a rope that has been faked down. 1
noun fake-down any of the various ways in which a rope may be faked down. 1

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English faken to coil (a rope), of obscure origin

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".