Three important purposes were secured by this arrangement-the line was relieved of a sudden strain; if it broke, only half would be lost; and the unused end would serve as a binder to other ice when the chase neared its end.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
Will you want a new binder or a back-set plow this fall?
"A Prairie Courtship"
Harold Bindloss
"We'll want a binder," answered his hostess, who was a woman of somewhat yielding nature.
"A Prairie Courtship"
Harold Bindloss