'To parcel a rope' definitions:

Definition of 'To parcel a rope'

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Parcel \Par"cel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parceledor Parcelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Parceling or Parcelling.] [1913 Webster]
1. To divide and distribute by parts or portions; -- often with out or into. "Their woes are parceled, mine are general." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
These ghostly kings would parcel out my power. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
The broad woodland parceled into farms. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
2. To add a parcel or item to; to itemize. [R.] [1913 Webster]
That mine own servant should Parcel the sum of my disgraces by Addition of his envy. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
3. To make up into a parcel; as, to parcel a customer's purchases; the machine parcels yarn, wool, etc. [1913 Webster]
To parcel a rope (Naut.), to wind strips of tarred canvas tightly arround it. --Totten.
To parcel a seam (Naut.), to cover it with a strip of tarred canvas. [1913 Webster]