leg ropen.
/ˈlɛɡ ˌrəʊp/, U.S. /ˈlɛɡ ˌroʊp/, Australian English /ˈleɡ ˌroʊp/, New Zealand English /ˈleɡ ˌrʌup/ Australian and New Zealand.
1. A rope with a noose to fit around the leg of an animal, esp. a cow in preparation for milking, in order to restrain or tether it. Cf. leg rope v.
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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [noun] > tether
tether1376
sealc1440
solec1440
picket line1768
head rope1810
leg rope1826
trail-rope1826
lariat1835
riata1846
mecate1849
hitching-weight1852
tie-strap1875
1826 J. Atkinson Acct. Agric. & Grazing New S. Wales v. 99 The bails should be furnished with good leg-ropes and cleats, to secure the cows [sic] legs.
1878 E. S. Elwell Boy Colonists 235 She kicked out at Ernest, who was trying to get the leg-rope on.
1950 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Feb. 169/2 Milk stools, door handles, leg ropes, posts and walls must be kept clean.
2003 P. Patton in C. Wolfe Zoontologies 84 The ‘Jeffery method’..argued against the cruder forms of restraint formerly used to convert wild horses to saddle mounts. The use of leg ropes, fixed side reins, [etc.].
2. A rope attached to a surfboard and tied to the surfer’s ankle to prevent the board being washed away.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > surfing > [noun] > surfboard > parts of
rail1962
skeg1962
stringer1962
rocker1963
spoon1963
leg rope1975
mast foot1976
1975 Canberra Times 22 Apr. 1/3 Mr. Barraclough ordered the inquiry..after complaints about possible dangers that would arise from riders using leg ropes to attach themselves to their boards.
2011 F. Parrett Past the Shallows (2012) 217 If you got caught, you bailed your board, dived as deep as you could, and prayed your leg rope would hold.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
leg ropev.
/ˈlɛɡ ˌrəʊp/, U.S. /ˈlɛɡ ˌroʊp/, Australian English /ˈleɡ ˌroʊp/, New Zealand English /ˈleɡ ˌrʌup/ Australian and New Zealand.
transitive. To fit a rope with a noose around the leg of (an animal, esp. a cow in preparation for milking) in order to restrain or tether it. Cf. leg rope n. 1.
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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > herding, pasturing, or confining > [verb (transitive)] > rope
leg rope1845
1845 D. Mackenzie Emigrant's Guide xx. 135 Our milch cows are leg-roped with green hide.
1888 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Robbery under Arms I. i. 14 We could milk, leg-rope, and bail up for ourselves.
1950 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Nov. 465/3 The tail of the cow should be prevented from waving about and, if necessary, the animal comfortably leg-roped.
2010 D. Lewis in L. Robin et al. Desert Channels 226 Men on foot dealt with it [sc. the cow] in the same manner as broncoing in the open—it was leg-roped, thrown on its side, held down and operated on.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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