leg rope
Britishnoun
verb
Example Sentences
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Fanning explained that he was being pulled under by his leg rope and, when that broke, he “started swimming and screaming.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2018
“I started getting dragged under water by my leg rope, that’s when it broke ... I was just screaming and I was telling Jules to get in, the warrior was coming after me though. “
From The Guardian ● Jul. 21, 2015
“I felt something grab, get stuck in my leg rope and instantly jump away. And it just kept coming at my board,” he said later after walking away unharmed, The Associated Press reported.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 20, 2015
"I felt something grab, get stuck in my leg rope and instantly jump away. And it just kept coming at my board," Fanning said, once safe on the rescue boat.
From US News ● Jul. 19, 2015
The beast put her head through the bail; "Cockney" quickly pinned her in, then secured her "kicking" leg with a green hide leg rope, and the Goddess of the Gully began to milk.
From Tom Gerrard by Becke, Louis
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