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Webster 1913 Edition


Rope's-end

Rope’s′-endˊ

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Verb.
T.
To punish with a rope’s end.

Definition 2024


rope's-end

rope's-end

See also: rope's end

English

Verb

rope's-end (third-person singular simple present rope's-ends, present participle rope's-ending, simple past and past participle rope's-ended)

  1. (transitive) To beat with the end of a rope.