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WOGGLE [2 records]

Record 1 2017-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ropemaking
  • Social Organization
  • Pleasure Boating and Yachting
DEF

A turbanlike knot of small cords, made around a rope, spar, etc.

CONT

A Turk’s head knot is a decorative knot with a basket weave pattern surrounding a cylinder shaped object. The name is used to describe the general family of all such knots rather than one individual knot. The most common use for the Turk’s head is to mark the "king spoke" of a vessel’s wheel; when this spoke is upright the rudder is in a central position. Otherwise, the knot is used mostly for decoration, and occasionally as anti-chafing protection. The number of leads of a Turk’s head is the number of crossings it makes as it goes around the circumference of the cylinder. The number of bends is the number of strands along the long axis of the cylinder. Depending on the number of leads and bends, a Turk’s head may be tied using a single strand or multiple strands. Mathematically, the number of strands is the greatest common divisor of the number of leads and the number of bends; the knot may be tied with a single strand if and only if the two numbers are coprime. The knot was originally named because of its resemblance to a turban.

CONT

The Turk's head knot is commonly used as a covering knot. Members of the Boy Scouts of America have taken a liking to tying a five bight, three lead variation which they call a "woggle. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Corderie
  • Organisation sociale
  • Yachting et navigation de plaisance
CONT

Le nœud de tête de Turc est celui de la bague de foulard. Pour la description, il faut aller voir du côté des marins : Ce nœud génial peut être serré sur lui même ou sur un objet de petit diamètre et répété plusieurs fois sur lui même. Il grossit alors à chaque nouvelle épaisseur. Quand il est assez gros, on le trempe dans une bonne peinture et on le laisse sécher. Il sert alors de lest pour les lances amarres. Autrement dit, il sert à lester le bout de la ficelle (fine de préférence) que lancent les marins depuis le pont d'un bateau [...] vers le quai [...].

OBS

Ce nœud est utile dans le scoutisme pour faire des bagues de foulard.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Water Sports (General)
  • Swimming
CONT

The noodle is a brightly coloured styrofoam cylinder, about 10 cm (4 inches) in diameter and almost 2 metres (6 feet) in length. It was first developed as a pool toy for kids, but it is quickly catching on as a versatile prop for aquafitness workouts. ... It enhances aerobic workouts while benefiting muscular strength and endurance in the arms, legs, stomach and back. It also helps develop balancing skills and good posture.

CONT

Made of closed cell foam, floating Pool Noodles bend into all sorts of shapes.

CONT

The Water Noodle, Swim Noodle, Pool Noodle, what ever you call it, is a flexible, Fun-In-The-Sun water toy and exercise float that has unlimited uses.

OBS

The accompanying document shows a photograph of the "noodle" from source YOLVE, 1994, No. 2, p. 35.

OBS

This pool toy or aquafitness aid is also known as a "woggle, "a portmanteau word probably derived from the blending of "wobble" and "wiggle. "

Key term(s)
  • woggle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Sports nautiques (Généralités)
  • Natation
CONT

Pour intensifier cet effort dans la bonne humeur, on se sert d'accessoires comme des frites en mousse, des ballons ou des flotteurs qu'on place entre les cuisses, de planche de battements et de marche-pied.

CONT

Votre fille ou votre garçon et leurs amis s'amuseront comme des petits fous à nager, sauter et jouer avec leurs frites en styromousse dans la piscine.

Spanish

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