boatrope

noun

boatrope

noun

Etymology From Middle English boterop, botrop, equivalent to boat + rope.

1

A rope used for the rigging of a boat.

The seaboat is fully manned and half way to the water down the ship's side, on deck a team of hefty sailors stand ready with the boatrope in hand poised for the seaboat to hit the water.2016, Capt. C W Malins RN, Away Seaboat:

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