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Webster 1913 Edition
Ropery
Rop′er-y
,Noun.
1.
A place where ropes are made.
2.
Tricks deserving the halter; roguery.
[Obs.]
“Saucy merchant . . . so full of his ropery.” Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ropery
RO'PERY
,Noun.
1.
A place where ropes are made. [Not used in the United States.]2.
A trick that deserves the halter.Definition 2025
ropery
ropery
English
Noun
ropery (plural roperies)
- Any form of language used, typically slang or slander, that can get one in trouble.
- Hung on the end of a rope.
- A place where ropes are made; ropewalk.
References
- ropery in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- Ropery on the Free Dictionary
- Romeo and Juliet on Yahoo!, see the glossary for "Ropery"