light along

English

Etymology

Phrasal verb from light (“to make less heavy”, verb) +‎ along (“forward”, adverb).

Verb

light along (third-person singular simple present lights along, present participle lighting along, simple past and past participle lighted along)

  1. (transitive, nautical) To lift or carry anything along the deck; to help in hauling along.
    to light along a cable or sail

References
  • “Light”, in A Naval Encyclopædia: Comprising a Dictionary of Nautical Words and Phrases; […], Philadelphia: L. R. Hamersly & Co., 1884, published 1971, page 439.
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