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Roll of fat is a term from the seafaring jargon . It has two different meanings there:
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Bacon roll is called a hectograph roll , which was used to reproduce stowage plans, check books , freight papers and lists.
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On tug boats, bacon roll is also called a plastic sleeve to protect the towing wire .
This is a
disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.
