laying-machine

(1a’ing-ma-shén’”), n. In rope- making, a machine for *‘laying up” or twisting strands to form arope. A variety of improved machines are in use for this purpose. The general principles upon which they operate are the same as in spinning-, doubling-, and twisting-machines used in the textile arts, the parts, however, being stronger, and otherwise adapted to the heavier work of rope-making.