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ropewalk

[rohp-wawk]

noun

  1. a long, narrow path or building where ropes are made.



ropewalk

/ ˈrəʊpˌwɔːk /

noun

  1. a long narrow usually covered path or shed where ropes are made

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ropewalk1

First recorded in 1665–75; rope + walk
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Example Sentences

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“I heard a tremendous explosion, and, rushing out, saw that the public buildings, navy yard, ropewalks, &c., were on fire.”

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One day an errand took him to a long building called a ropewalk.

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We stood in the shadows of a ropewalk and observed the men dragging their cranked engines up and down the long corridor, twisting fibers into cord.

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Nettling, net′ling, n. the joining of two ropes, end to end, without seam: the tying in pairs of yarns in a ropewalk to prevent tangling.

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This property was afterwards purchased by James Forman, Junior, and the old ropewalk building removed.

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