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
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
