footrope (plural footropes)
(nautical) a rope attached to the lower part of a sail
(nautical) a rope attached to a yard that sailors stood on to stabilize it when furling or reefing
Source: Wiktionary
Foot"rope`, n. (Aut.) (a) The rope rigged below a yard, upon which men stand when reefing or furling; -- formerly called a horse. (b) That part of the boltrope to which the lower edge of a sail is sewed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 November 2024
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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