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ropewalk

[ rohp-wawk ]

noun

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


ropewalk

/ ˈrəʊpˌwɔːk /

noun

  1. 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of ropewalk1

First recorded in 1665–75; rope + walk
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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.”

One day an errand took him to a long building called a ropewalk.

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.

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.

This property was afterwards purchased by James Forman, Junior, and the old ropewalk building removed.

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