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

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

The two men had followed Frank from the house, and Jan had been thoughtful enough to bring with him the Manila rope that had hung at the pommel of Frank's saddle.

From Wakulla: a story of adventure in Florida by Munroe, Kirk

The pilot, in the meantime, had stepped to the rear end of the cabin, where, from a box of life-preservers he took a piece of Manila rope.

From The Circus Boys on the Mississippi : or, Afloat with the Big Show on the Big River by Darlington, Edgar B. P.

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