thread rope
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The inner pot has extra drainage holes where you can thread rope to draw water from the reservoir up to the soil, keeping it at the right moisture level.
From Salon
From its leaves they make baskets, bags, mats, combs, and brushes; from its stalks, fences for their gardens; from its fibers, thread, rope, and rigging; from its sap, a spirituous liquor; from its fruit, food for man and beast; while the body of the tree furnishes them with fuel.
From Project Gutenberg
From its tough fiber were made thread, rope, cloth, shoes and paper.
From Project Gutenberg
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