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ROPERY
Etymology
Noun
ropery (countable and uncountable, plural roperies)
(obsolete) Any form of language used, typically slang or slander, that can get one in trouble.
A place where ropes are made; ropewalk.
Source: Wiktionary
Rop"er*y, n.
1. A place where ropes are made.
2. Tricks deserving the halter; roguery. [Obs.] "Saucy merchant . . . so full of his ropery." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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