rope yard
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rope-yard — … Useful english dictionary
rope — n. & v. n. 1 a stout cord made by twisting together strands of hemp, sisal, flax, cotton, nylon, wire, or similar material. b a piece of this. c US a lasso. 2 (foll. by of) a quantity of onions, ova, or pearls strung together. 3 (in pl., prec. by … Useful english dictionary
rope walk — noun 1. or rope yard : a long path devoted to the manufacture of rope down which the worker carries and lays the strands 2. : a long narrow building containing a rope walk … Useful english dictionary
Yard with Lunatics — Yard with Lunatics, 43.8cm x 32.7cm. c. 1794 Yard with Lunatics (Spanish: Corral de locos) is a small oil on tinplate painting completed by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya between 1793 and 1794. Goya said that the painting was informed by… … Wikipedia
rope in someone — rope in (someone/something) to persuade a person or group to do something. They re running ads that they hope will rope in the undecided voters. Once they re interested in the product, we try to rope them in and sell it to them. Usage notes: also … New idioms dictionary
rope in something — rope in (someone/something) to persuade a person or group to do something. They re running ads that they hope will rope in the undecided voters. Once they re interested in the product, we try to rope them in and sell it to them. Usage notes: also … New idioms dictionary
rope in — (someone/something) to persuade a person or group to do something. They re running ads that they hope will rope in the undecided voters. Once they re interested in the product, we try to rope them in and sell it to them. Usage notes: also used in … New idioms dictionary
yard rope — noun : a rope kept rove off at a masthead for sending the yard up or down … Useful english dictionary
yard-rope — … Useful english dictionary
short yard rope — noun : a rope hooked to the slings of a topgallant or royal yard and used with a purchase whose fall leads to the deck to hoist the yard … Useful english dictionary
