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