Manila rope

American  

noun

1. rope made from Manila hemp.

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Manila rope British  

noun

1. rope of Manila hemp

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Etymology

Origin of Manila rope

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

Nine of the High Hats, including Thach and Radford, barnstormed the nation in Curtiss F8C4 Hell-divers, tied wingtip to wingtip with Manila rope.

From Time Magazine Archive

My little kris dagger seemed scarcely to make an impression on the stout Manila rope.

From A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route by Russel, Florence Kimball

Every Scout should have five feet of one-quarter inch Manila rope, whipped at both ends.

From Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts by Bacon, Josephine Dodge Daskam

This last is filled with perishable property, extra blocks, Manila rope, portable forges, tools, shovels, and barrows.

From Tom Grogan by Smith, Francis Hopkinson

We rigged the tackle, too, and tried out the Manila rope with the boatswain's chair, and would have sent up Old Dibs on a trial trip if we hadn't feared he'd never make another.

From Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas by Osbourne, Lloyd