- monkey rope
- monkey rope noun1. A forest creeper or liana2. A rope round a sailor's waist for working in a dangerous place• • •Main Entry: ↑monkey
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monkey rope — /ˈmʌŋki roʊp/ (say mungkee rohp) noun 1. a rope tied around a sailor s waist, in order to lower the sailor securely down the ship s side. 2. a robust, woody climber, Parsonsia straminea, found in rainforests of eastern Australia, and having cream …
monkey-rope — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : liana 2. : a safety rope secured to a sailor s waist (as when he is working over the ship s side) … Useful english dictionary
monkey — I. /ˈmʌŋki / (say mungkee) noun (plural monkeys) 1. any member of the mammalian order Primates, including the guenons, macaques, langurs, capuchins, etc., but excluding humans, the anthropoid apes, and the lemurs. 2. a person likened to such an… …
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