FLAKE (5)
Source: 567
Flake (?), n. [[Etym. uncertain; cf. 1st Fake.]] A flat layer, or fake, of a coiled cable. Flake after flake ran out of the tubs, until we were compelled to hand the end of our line to the second mate. F. T. Bullen.
Source: 567
Flake (?), n. [[Etym. uncertain; cf. 1st Fake.]] A flat layer, or fake, of a coiled cable. Flake after flake ran out of the tubs, until we were compelled to hand the end of our line to the second mate. F. T. Bullen.