ropewalk

[ rohp-wawk ]

/ ˈroʊpˌwɔk /

noun

a long, narrow path or building where ropes are made.

Origin of ropewalk

First recorded in 1665–75; rope + walk

Words nearby ropewalk

ropery, rope's end, rope socket, rope stitch, rope tow, ropewalk, ropewalker, ropeway, ropey, rope yarn, ropinirole

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Example sentences from the Web for ropewalk

A man, who worked in the ropewalk, said something to them which they did not like, and they beat him.
Whig Against Tory|Unknown
Again he spoke of "a fellow who couldn't go straight in a ropewalk."
Reminiscences, 1819-1899|Julia Ward Howe.
From her ropewalk came the rope to hoist the sails made in her sail lofts.
Some Notes on Shipbuilding and Shipping in Colonial Virginia|Cerinda W. Evans
I felt even more lost and friendless as I entered the long, cold arcade (known as the Ropewalk) of the Albany.
Simon the Jester|William J. Locke

This establishment suffered the same fate as the Warwick ropewalk during Arnold's raid in 1781.
Some Notes on Shipbuilding and Shipping in Colonial Virginia|Cerinda W. Evans

British Dictionary definitions for ropewalk

ropewalk

/ (ˈrəʊpˌwɔːk) /

noun

a long narrow usually covered path or shed where ropes are made

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单词	ropewalk
释义	ropewalk [ rohp-wawk ] / ˈroʊpˌwɔk / noun a long, narrow path or building where ropes are made. Origin of ropewalk First recorded in 1665–75; rope + walk Words nearby ropewalk ropery, rope's end, rope socket, rope stitch, rope tow, ropewalk, ropewalker, ropeway, ropey, rope yarn, ropinirole Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ropewalk A man, who worked in the ropewalk, said something to them which they did not like, and they beat him. Whig Against Tory\|Unknown Again he spoke of "a fellow who couldn't go straight in a ropewalk." Reminiscences, 1819-1899\|Julia Ward Howe. From her ropewalk came the rope to hoist the sails made in her sail lofts. Some Notes on Shipbuilding and Shipping in Colonial Virginia\|Cerinda W. Evans I felt even more lost and friendless as I entered the long, cold arcade (known as the Ropewalk) of the Albany. Simon the Jester\|William J. Locke This establishment suffered the same fate as the Warwick ropewalk during Arnold's raid in 1781. Some Notes on Shipbuilding and Shipping in Colonial Virginia\|Cerinda W. Evans British Dictionary definitions for ropewalk ropewalk / (ˈrəʊpˌwɔːk) / noun a long narrow usually covered path or shed where ropes are made Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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