HEADROPE


Meaning of HEADROPE in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: Middle English hedrope, from hed head + rope

1. obsolete : a rope leading from a masthead as a stay

2.

a. : a part of a boltrope that is sewed along the upper edge of a sail

b. : a rope along the upper edge of a fishnet

3.

a. : a rope at the head of an animal (as for tying or leading it)

b. : headfast

4. : agal

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