ropery

[roh-puh-ree]

noun, plural rop·er·ies.

a place where ropes are made.
Archaic. knavery; roguery.

Origin of ropery

First recorded in 1325–75, ropery is from the Middle English word roperie. See rope, -ery

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Examples from the Web for ropery

Historical Examples of ropery

You were born of ropery, and you go at it straight, like a webfoot to water.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond, Complete
George Meredith
A ropery at Devonport produces half the hempen ropes used in the navy.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3
Various
Poor little James has come down to the ropery, to see the men make string.
Child-Land
Oscar Pletsch
Your father raised £1500 on the Nanscawne lands, and spent it on cards and ropery.
Shining Ferry
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch