Wiktionary
codline
n. (context nautical English) a small line made of eighteen threads, once used for cod fishing, and subsequently in place of rope for delicate work onboard ship
Usage examples of "codline".
Dressed in white trousers and checked shirt, his long hair tied back with a length of codline, he looked every inch the landsman's idea of a sailor.
Bleeding from several wounds, his arm tied across his chest with a piece of codline, he limped over the splintered, bloodstained' deck and held out his good hand.
Codline wrapped a rope handle that split into seven thick strands ending in overhand knots.