rope yarn

American  

noun

1. yarn3

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rope yarn British  

noun

1. the natural or synthetic fibres out of which rope is made

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Etymology

Origin of rope yarn

First recorded in 1615–25

Example Sentences

Ocean cables are made of a number of copper wires, each wire covered with gutta-percha, the wires twisted together and protected with tarred rope yarn and an outer layer of galvanized iron wires.

From The Story of Great Inventions by Burns, Elmer Ellsworth

Suspended by a rope yarn drawn out from the top of a coil of soaked hemp?

From The Man Who Laughs by Hugo, Victor

It was familiar with dried meats and tongues, possessing an extraordinary flavour of rope yarn.

From Dombey and Son by Dickens, Charles

We untied the rope yarn and the paper fell upon the table; we opened it out, wondering what message could be written on it.

From Jim Davis by Masefield, John

Then, we looked into the store-room; where there was an oakum smell, and a nautical seasoning of dreadnought clothing, rope yarn, boat-hooks, sculls and oars, spare stretchers, rudders, pistols, cutlasses, and the like.

From Reprinted Pieces by Dickens, Charles