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Webster 1913 Edition


Ropewalk

Rope′walkˊ

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Adj.
A long, covered walk, or a low, level building, where ropes are manufactured.

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ropewalk

ropewalk

See also: rope-walk

English

Noun

ropewalk (plural ropewalks)

  1. A long straight narrow lane, or a covered pathway, where long strands of material were laid before being twisted into rope.
  2. Any narrow walkway that has rope handrails.

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References

  • ropewalk in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913