boltrope

or bolt rope

[ bohlt-rohp ]

noun

1. Nautical. a rope or the cordage sewn on the edges of a sail to strengthen it.
2. a superior grade of rope.

boltrope

/ ˈbəʊltˌrəʊp /

noun

1. nautical a rope sewn to the foot or luff of a sail to strengthen it

Word History and Origins

Origin of boltrope¹

First recorded in 1620–30; bolt ¹ + rope

Word History and Origins

Origin of boltrope¹

C17: from bolt ¹+ rope

Example Sentences

Long Tom Coffin, Tom Tiller, Trysail, Bob Yarn, the boisterous Nightingale, the mutinous Nighthead, the fierce but honest Boltrope, and others who crowd upon our memories, as familiar as if we had ourselves been afloat with them, attest the triumph of this self-reliance.

From Project Gutenberg

Even in my time could be seen justifiPage 71cations of his portrayal; but who ever saw the like of Tom Coffin, Trysail, or Boltrope?

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Cooper also, who caricatures rather than reproduces life, seeks here his fittest subjects—Boltrope and Trysail—warrant masters, superior in grade indeed to the others, but closely identified with them on board ship, and essentially of the same class.

From Project Gutenberg

The bending of the staysail was no very serious matter; it simply meant letting go the halliards, dragging upon the downhaul, cutting the boltrope away from the hanks, passing the new seizings, hoisting the sail foot by foot until I had got all the seizings finished, bending the sheets afresh, and there we were.

From Project Gutenberg

The spray was dashing over her bows, and her jib was wet several feet above the boltrope.

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