English Dictionary: footrope | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Footrope \Foot"rope`\, n. (Aut.) (a) The rope rigged below a yard, upon which men stand when reefing or furling; -- formerly called a {horse}. (b) That part of the boltrope to which the lower edge of a sail is sewed. |