I took the end, made a running bowline with it round the gasket, and let the loop slide down over the boy's head and shoulders.
"The Ghost Pirates"
William Hope Hodgson
"This here is an island in the Spanish Main, the place where the old pirates and buccaneers used to roam," said the old sailor whose name Jack learned later was Ben bowline, "and that's all I know about it.
"The Hilltop Boys on Lost Island"
Cyril Burleigh
"That's about what it was," said Percival, as he and Jack got into the boat, and Bucephalus and Ben bowline started to row them to the yacht.
"The Hilltop Boys on Lost Island"
Cyril Burleigh