noun
or left-hand rope
1. : a left-laid rope in which the strands are formed of yarns with right-handed twist — called also back-handed rope ; compare right-handed rope
2. : any left-laid rope
noun
or left-hand rope
1. : a left-laid rope in which the strands are formed of yarns with right-handed twist — called also back-handed rope ; compare right-handed rope
2. : any left-laid rope
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012