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† ˈwarrope Obs.
Also -roape, -ropp.
[Of obscure origin; possibly a misapprehension of (ˈwarəp), northern pronunciation of warp: cf. warp n. 3 and warp-rope (warp n. 9). But cf. also wardrope and wartake.]
? = warp n. 3.
1615E. S. Britain's Buss A 3 b, Fourthly, the particulars of her Herring Nets, and of the Warropes and other Ropes, Cords and lines. Ibid. B 3 b, All the said 50 Nets being finished must be hanged al arow vpon a strong large rope called a Warrope:..So each Net taketh vp 15 fathom of Warrope. 1645Papers rel. Army Solemn League & Cov. (S.H.S.) II. 425 To Robert Hooge a war-ropp sould 2. 8. 7½. |