Short-jawed rope is a rope tightly laid up together.
Long-jawed rope is a rope loosely laid up together.
Guys are stationary ropes to hold spars, such as pry-poles, shears, etc., from falling.
Spun-yarn is made by twisting together very loosely two or more well-tarred yarns. It is used for serving, seizings, stops, etc., and is very pliable.
Marlin is also made of tarred yarns, but is tightly twisted and is much harder and smoother than spun-yarn.
The bight of a rope is any part not an end.
A bight of a rope is formed by bending or doubling the rope so as to form a loop.
Standing rigging are those ropes which are stationary.
Running rigging are those which run through blocks or pulleys. (See Figs. 45 and 46.)