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Webster 1913 Edition
Ropewalk
Rope′walkˊ
,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)
- A long straight narrow lane, or a covered pathway, where long strands of material were laid before being twisted into rope.
- Any narrow walkway that has rope handrails.
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References
- ropewalk in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913