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1823 London Lit. Gaz. 25 Oct. 651/1 Hold up your head, Donald, as you've been used to do every rope yarn Sunday, when you muster'd by divisions, with a clean shirt and a shave.

1852 Southern Literary Messenger Apr. 195/1 This is ‘rope-yarn Sunday’. The ordinary work of the ship is suspended as far as practicable, and the day is allotted to the men for the purpose of making and mending their clothes.

1914 Dial. Notes 4 151 Rope-yarn holiday, n. phr., a half holiday.

1929 F. C. Bowen Sea Slang 113 Rope Yarn Sunday. In the British Navy, ‘Make and Mend time’ q.v., on Thursday afternoon. The Americans use the term for Saturday afternoon when there are no drills or inspections, but ship's work is done. Their make and mend is on Wednesday, known as Rope Yarn Holiday.

1952 J. V. Noel Naval Terms Dict. 184 Rope Yarn Sunday, any afternoon, except a week-end, that is free of work. Usually Wednesday afternoon is called rope yarn Sunday since liberty is often granted early on that day aboard ships in port.

1962 W. Granville Dict. Sailors' Slang 97/2 Rope-yarn Thursday,..the original Naval..half holiday.

2004 D. Summitt Tales of Cold War Submariner x. 133 All those not on watch seemed to be settled into a ‘Rope Yarn Sunday’ routine.