service v Cp OED ~ n1 35 naut 'small cord wound about a rope to protect.' To wind rope or other material tightly around a cable to protect it; STRAD v.
1855 WARREN 16 This cable [on the Banking vessels] was serviced or covered with a small rope to prevent it chafing, or being cut on the bottom. M 68-26 The hawser is 'stradded,' while the skiff collar is 'serviced.' P 40-78 We'll have to service that rope or the once it will chafe off.
