Boatrope

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A rope used for the rigging of a boat.

    "The seaboat is fully manned and half way to the water down the ship's side, on deck a team of hefty sailors stand ready with the boatrope in hand poised for the seaboat to hit the water."

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"The seaboat is fully manned and half way to the water down the ship's side, on deck a team of hefty sailors stand ready with the boatrope in hand poised for the seaboat to hit the water."

Etymology

From Middle English boterop, botrop, equivalent to boat + rope.

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