rogue's yarn (English, noun)
expansion: rogue's yarn (plural rogue's yarns)
Senses:
topics: government
military
naval
navy
politics
war
glosses: A thread of red, blue or gold worsted, worked into the ropes manufactured in the government Royal dockyards, to identify them if stolen. Red for Pompey (Portsmouth), Blue for Guz (Plymouth), Gold for Chatham. Also a blue thread worked into canvas for the same purpose.
tags: historical
slang
Forms:
form: rogue's yarns
tags: plural