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ropewalk
[ rohp-wawk ]
ropewalk
/ ˈrəʊpˌwɔːk /
noun
- a long narrow usually covered path or shed where ropes are made
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Example Sentences
“I heard a tremendous explosion, and, rushing out, saw that the public buildings, navy yard, ropewalks, &c., were on fire.”
From Literature
One day an errand took him to a long building called a ropewalk.
From Literature
We stood in the shadows of a ropewalk and observed the men dragging their cranked engines up and down the long corridor, twisting fibers into cord.
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Nettling, net′ling, n. the joining of two ropes, end to end, without seam: the tying in pairs of yarns in a ropewalk to prevent tangling.
From Project Gutenberg
This property was afterwards purchased by James Forman, Junior, and the old ropewalk building removed.
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