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ropery
[ roh-puh-ree ]
noun
, plural rop·er·ies.
- a place where ropes are made.
- Archaic. knavery; roguery.
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Poor little James has come down to the ropery, to see the men make string.
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Your father raised £1500 on the Nanscawne lands, and spent it on cards and ropery.
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A ropery at Devonport produces half the hempen ropes used in the navy.
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You were born of ropery, and you go at it straight, like a webfoot to water.
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