Meanings of long coils in English

She had vanished: no one was visible but Mrs. Alford, who was cutting up golden pumpkins in long coils to dry.

Reddin suddenly gripped the long coils that were loose on her shoulders, twisted them in a rope round his neck, and kissed her.

The large shell comb that confined her hair was trodden to pieces, and its long coils had fallen about her face and shoulders.

If you're leading the next pitch…You'll want the belayer to have the same setup listed above: long coils on bottom, short coils on top.

After waiting till our patience was nearly exhausted, the Indians re-appeared, carrying between them a young peccary, while others carried long coils of sipos.

Each subsequent coil should be shorter by a few inches, so the long coils on the bottom won't get twisted up with the shorter strands.