Assertion: whipping | /r/HasProperty | preferable
Facets:
value: always
type: DEGREE
value: to back-splices
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Whippings are preferable to back-splices whenever there is a need for the rope's end to pass through an eye or a block.
text: I think a whipping is always preferable because a back-splice will catch on anything at the most inconvenient moment.