Ropewalk
[rəʊpwɔːk]
Definition
(noun.) workplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made.
Typist: Wilhelmina--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) A long, covered walk, or a low, level building, where ropes are manufactured.
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Examples
- John Harrison, an English expert in this line, set up a ropewalk in Boston in 1641 or 1642, and for many years had a monopoly of the trade. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- But after his death the art became common and in 1794 there were fourteen large ropewalks in that city. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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