bull rope

American

noun

Nautical.

any of various ropes for holding objects to prevent them from rubbing against or striking other objects.

Etymology

Origin of bull rope

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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During that time, the rider must keep one arm on the bull rope fastened around the animal’s chest and never strike the bull’s body with his free hand.

From The Guardian • Jan. 25, 2016

Billy puts one leg over, lowers himself, gets on again, wraps his bull rope around using the split-finger wrap that eight-time world champion Donnie Gay himself once taught him.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2014

Mauney, center, rubs rosin into his bull rope before using it to ride in top level PBR competition, in Worcester, Mass., Jan. 13, 2007.

From Newsweek

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