boatrope
English
Alternative forms
- boat-rope, boat rope
Etymology
From Middle English boterop, botrop, equivalent to boat + rope.
Noun
boatrope (plural boatropes)
- A rope used for the rigging of a boat.
- 2016, Away Seaboat:
- 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.