ropewalk
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See also: rope-walk
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Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
ropewalk (plural ropewalks)
- A place where rope is made, a rope factory.
- Synonym: ropery
- A long straight narrow lane, or a covered pathway, where long strands of material were laid before being twisted into rope.
- Any narrow walkway that has rope handrails.
Translations[edit]
rope factory
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long narrow lane
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References[edit]
- “ropewalk”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.