SMALL STUFF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does small stuff mean? 

• SMALL STUFF (noun)
  The noun SMALL STUFF has 1 sense:

1. any light rope used on shipboard

  Familiarity information: SMALL STUFF used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SMALL STUFF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any light rope used on shipboard

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("small stuff" is a kind of...):

rope (a strong line)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "small stuff"):

marline (a small usually tarred line of 2 strands)

seizing (small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together)

spun yarn ((nautical) small stuff consisting of a lightweight rope made of several rope yarns loosely wound together)