ropewalk, rope yard
(noun) workplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ropewalk (plural ropewalks)
A place where rope is made, a rope factory.
A long straight narrow lane, or a covered pathway, where long strands of material were laid before being twisted into rope.
Any narrow walkway that has rope handrails.
• (rope factory): ropery
Source: Wiktionary
Rope"walk`, a.
Definition: A long, covered walk, or a low, level building, where ropes are manufactured.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 March 2025
(adjective) conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; “an accurate reproduction”; “the accounting was accurate”; “accurate measurements”; “an accurate scale”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
