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Yes, bowline is playable

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"Bowline" Definition

noun

A knot forming a loop that does not slip.
Nautical A rope attached to the weather leech of a square sail to hold the leech forward when sailing close-hauled.
A rope used to keep the weather edge of a square sail taut forward.
A knot used to form a loop that neither slips nor jams .
A simple knot for forming a non-slipping loop at the end of a rope.

idiom

On a bowline Nautical Close-hauled.

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