trail rope

noun

trail rope

another name for dragrope
a long rope formerly used for various military purposes, esp to allow a vehicle, horses, or men to pull a gun carriage

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

When descending, as the trail rope reaches the ground the balloon is relieved of a portion of its weight and becomes more buoyant.

We rode up to the front of the principal one, dismounted, and hitched our horses by dropping the trail rope to the ground.

Several times in the course of the journey my horse's trail-rope was bitten in two by these nocturnal visitors.

It was my intention to lasso the bull; and for this purpose I proceeded to make a running-noose on the end of the trail-rope.

I knew the trail-rope to be about twenty yards in length, but I ran a hundred, at least, before making halt.

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