rope's lengthn.

Brit.

/ˌrəʊps ˈlɛŋ(k)θ/, U.S.

/ˈroʊps ˌlɛŋθ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rope n.¹, length n.

Etymology: < the genitive of rope n.¹ + length n.

1. The length of a rope; (hence) a relatively short distance.

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the world > space > distance > [noun] > a short distance

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stepc1000

footc1300

furlong wayc1384

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straw brede14..

tinec1420

weec1420

field-breadth1535

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pair of butts1545

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stone's throw1581

way-bit?1589

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piece1612

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spirt1670

a spit and a stride1676

hair's breadth1706

rope's length1777

biscuit throw1796

a whoop and a holler1815

biscuit toss1836

biscuit cast1843

stone-shot1847

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stone-put1896

pitch-and-putt1925

pieceways1932

1777 T. O. M'Mahon Candor & Good-nature of Englishmen 206 We profess to believe Hell-fire; and yet would not..steer a rope's length from our usual course, through apprehension of it.

1826 Gentleman's Mag. July 44/2 Ship's in a fog—can't see a rope's length a-head.

1897 H. Adams Lett. 28 Dec. (1988) 509 I..have had every stray American to dinner that came within a rope's length.

1957 Time 18 Mar. 106/2 The two were inseparable, but very little else was safe within a rope's length of that savage young fighter.

1990 J. Brownjohn tr. ‘L. Durand’ Jaguar vii. 295 Afonka was lying where he'd lain the night before, his position almost unchanged, his rifle a rope's length away.

2. Irish English. every rope's length: every part or bit; cf. every inch at inch n.¹ Phrases 3. Frequently in how is every rope's length of you and variants: ‘how are you?’ Now rare.

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1829 Pocket Mag. 2 171 ‘I'd make bould to take that bit of a leap, your majesty,’ says he, ‘for the sake of that purty crathur, yandher,’ says he, ‘an that she is every rope's length of her,’ says he.

1841 Irish Penny Jrnl. May 247/2 How is every rope's length of you, Larry, and how is the woman and the childre at home?

1885 M. W. Brew Chron. Castle Cloyne II. i. 7 Fake an' sure, he's his father's son, every rope's length ov him!

1902 M. B. Robinson Left-side Man 122 Faith, thin, I'm murdherous middlin', Master Cahal. How is every rope's length of yourself?

1909 Nenagh (County Tipperary, Ireland) Guardian 30 Oct. 2/6 'Tis a month of Sundays since I saw you last. And how is every rope's length of you and every vein in your body.

1953 R. Park Power of Roses 151 Well, don't be forgetting that the sooner it is, the more I'll love every rope's length of you.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ropes length
释义	rope's lengthn. Brit. /ˌrəʊps ˈlɛŋ(k)θ/, U.S. /ˈroʊps ˌlɛŋθ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rope n.¹, length n. Etymology: < the genitive of rope n.¹ + length n. 1. The length of a rope; (hence) a relatively short distance. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > [noun] > a short distance wurpc950 stepc1000 footc1300 furlong wayc1384 stone-casta1387 straw brede14.. tinec1420 weec1420 field-breadth1535 field-broad1535 pair of butts1545 straw-breadth1577 stone's throw1581 way-bit?1589 space1609 piece1612 littlea1616 spirt1670 a spit and a stride1676 hair's breadth1706 rope's length1777 biscuit throw1796 a whoop and a holler1815 biscuit toss1836 biscuit cast1843 stone-shot1847 pieceway1886 stone-put1896 pitch-and-putt1925 pieceways1932 1777 T. O. M'Mahon Candor & Good-nature of Englishmen 206 We profess to believe Hell-fire; and yet would not..steer a rope's length from our usual course, through apprehension of it. 1826 Gentleman's Mag. July 44/2 Ship's in a fog—can't see a rope's length a-head. 1897 H. Adams Lett. 28 Dec. (1988) 509 I..have had every stray American to dinner that came within a rope's length. 1957 Time 18 Mar. 106/2 The two were inseparable, but very little else was safe within a rope's length of that savage young fighter. 1990 J. Brownjohn tr. ‘L. Durand’ Jaguar vii. 295 Afonka was lying where he'd lain the night before, his position almost unchanged, his rifle a rope's length away. 2. Irish English. every rope's length: every part or bit; cf. every inch at inch n.¹ Phrases 3. Frequently in how is every rope's length of you and variants: ‘how are you?’ Now rare. ΚΠ 1829 Pocket Mag. 2 171 ‘I'd make bould to take that bit of a leap, your majesty,’ says he, ‘for the sake of that purty crathur, yandher,’ says he, ‘an that she is every rope's length of her,’ says he. 1841 Irish Penny Jrnl. May 247/2 How is every rope's length of you, Larry, and how is the woman and the childre at home? 1885 M. W. Brew Chron. Castle Cloyne II. i. 7 Fake an' sure, he's his father's son, every rope's length ov him! 1902 M. B. Robinson Left-side Man 122 Faith, thin, I'm murdherous middlin', Master Cahal. How is every rope's length of yourself? 1909 Nenagh (County Tipperary, Ireland) Guardian 30 Oct. 2/6 'Tis a month of Sundays since I saw you last. And how is every rope's length of you and every vein in your body. 1953 R. Park Power of Roses 151 Well, don't be forgetting that the sooner it is, the more I'll love every rope's length of you. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1777
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