foot ropen.

Brit.

/ˈfʊt rəʊp/, U.S.

/ˈfʊt ˌroʊp/

Forms: see foot n. and int. and rope n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: foot n., rope n.¹

Etymology: < foot n. + rope n.¹In quot. OE at sense 1 glossing classical Latin prōpēs (rare; < prō- pro- prefix¹ + pēs foot: see -ped comb. form), explained in Isidore Origines 19. 4. 3 (the probable source) as ‘rope by which the foot of the sail is tied’.

1. Nautical. (a) A bolt-rope sewn to the lower edge of a sail. (b) A rope attached to a yard on which a sailor stands when furling or reefing. Cf. foot line n. 4.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > sail > [noun] > rope sewn at edge to prevent tearing > parts of

foot ropeOE

head ropec1625

body rope1759

leech-rope1769

foot line1813

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > rigging > [noun] > fixed rigging > permanent rigging of a yard > foot-rope

foot ropeOE

horse1626

foot line1813

OE Antwerp-London Gloss. (2011) 106 Propes, fotrap.

1592 Testimoniall 2 June in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (1600) III. 848 Our sailes had not bene halfe an houre aboord, but the footrope of our foresaile brake, so that nothing held but the oylet holes.

1704 Athenian Oracle III. 130/2 Our best Hollands Duck Mane Sail the Foot-rope broak at the weather Clew.

1778 J. Cook Jrnl. 29 Oct. (1967) III. i. 473 In lowering down the Main topsail to reef it was torn by the wind quite out of the foot rope.

1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast v. 11 We got out upon the weather-side of the jib-boom, our feet on the foot-ropes.

1860 G. S. Nares Naval Cadet's Guide 31 How are the footropes fitted? With a cut splice, being stopped out on each side to the guys.

1928 Pop. Mech. Mar. 501/2 The ‘Flemish horse’ is a short footrope on the outer end of lower and tops'l yards.

1951 Boys' Life July 36 (caption) Spread out the sail with the luff and foot ropes down.

2004 Mariner's Mirror 90 153 The footropes slung under the yards were held in place by moused stirrups.

2. Fishing. The lead-line or lower line of a fishing net or seine. Cf. foot line n. 3b.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > net > [noun] > other parts of net

foot rope1750

stretcher1823

bridle1828

foot line1845

otter-boardc1870

1750 C. Smith Antient & Present State Cork II. v. 310 They begin to haul up the net by the foot rope.

1777 G. Cartwright Jrnl. 12 Nov. (1792) II. 268 I stretched the foot-rope of the seal-net, and brought it to again.

1842 C. Redding Illustr. Itinerary Cornwall 108 The net is carried..by two strong experienced men, without the least entanglement: one at the head-rope or corked side, the other at the foot-rope or leaded border.

1887 Eng. Mechanic 5 Aug. 542/3 The mouth of the net is kept open by corks on the head rope, and the foot rope is kept down by pieces of sheet wrapped round it at intervals.

1936 Mariner's Mirror 22 17 The foot-rope is leaded at short intervals.

1986 A. Wilkinson Blessing of Fleet in Riverkeeper (1991) 16 A weighted line called a foot rope holds the base to the bottom.

2007 N. G. Gregory Animal Welfare & Meat Production xi. 210/2 A gill net consists of netting secured to a buoyed head-rope and a weighted foot-rope, which keep it open in the vertical position.

3. A rope for tying up or leading a horse, mule, etc., by the foot.

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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > other gear

trainel1283

forelock1467

trannet1504

lungec1721

allonge1773

long rein1775

housing1809

bandage1828

ankle boot1835

setting muzzle1835

nosebag1839

foot rope1854

breast-cord1861

safe1875

snubbing-post1875

toggery1877

crib-muzzlea1884

1854 L. Gibbon Explor. Valley of Amazon II. ii. 38 The nose-rope was fast pulled until the mule's neck was stretched out; one foot-rope advanced one leg; the other foot-rope being then pulled, brought the first foot down.

1876 E. Thorne Queen of Colonies ix. 221 The cow is..‘bailed up’, a foot-rope with a noose is passed around her right-hind-leg and fastened tightly back to the fence.

1907 G. S. A. Ranking Primer of Persian 52 The thief..went up to the horse, undid the foot-rope, then bridled him and mounted on his back and galloped off.

1958 F. E. Ward Cowboy at Work xv. 115 By pulling the horse's head from one side to the other a few times to make him conscious of the foot rope, he is soon convinced that he is really tied.

2006 S. Randles Sun Dog Days (2007) vi. 43 Smokey got a foot rope ready for the big flighty roan.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	foot rope
释义	foot ropen. Brit. /ˈfʊt rəʊp/, U.S. /ˈfʊt ˌroʊp/ Forms: see foot n. and int. and rope n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: foot n., rope n.¹ Etymology: < foot n. + rope n.¹In quot. OE at sense 1 glossing classical Latin prōpēs (rare; < prō- pro- prefix¹ + pēs foot: see -ped comb. form), explained in Isidore Origines 19. 4. 3 (the probable source) as ‘rope by which the foot of the sail is tied’. 1. Nautical. (a) A bolt-rope sewn to the lower edge of a sail. (b) A rope attached to a yard on which a sailor stands when furling or reefing. Cf. foot line n. 4. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > sail > [noun] > rope sewn at edge to prevent tearing > parts of foot ropeOE head ropec1625 body rope1759 leech-rope1769 foot line1813 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > rigging > [noun] > fixed rigging > permanent rigging of a yard > foot-rope foot ropeOE horse1626 foot line1813 OE Antwerp-London Gloss. (2011) 106 Propes, fotrap. 1592 Testimoniall 2 June in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (1600) III. 848 Our sailes had not bene halfe an houre aboord, but the footrope of our foresaile brake, so that nothing held but the oylet holes. 1704 Athenian Oracle III. 130/2 Our best Hollands Duck Mane Sail the Foot-rope broak at the weather Clew. 1778 J. Cook Jrnl. 29 Oct. (1967) III. i. 473 In lowering down the Main topsail to reef it was torn by the wind quite out of the foot rope. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast v. 11 We got out upon the weather-side of the jib-boom, our feet on the foot-ropes. 1860 G. S. Nares Naval Cadet's Guide 31 How are the footropes fitted? With a cut splice, being stopped out on each side to the guys. 1928 Pop. Mech. Mar. 501/2 The ‘Flemish horse’ is a short footrope on the outer end of lower and tops'l yards. 1951 Boys' Life July 36 (caption) Spread out the sail with the luff and foot ropes down. 2004 Mariner's Mirror 90 153 The footropes slung under the yards were held in place by moused stirrups. 2. Fishing. The lead-line or lower line of a fishing net or seine. Cf. foot line n. 3b. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > net > [noun] > other parts of net foot rope1750 stretcher1823 bridle1828 foot line1845 otter-boardc1870 1750 C. Smith Antient & Present State Cork II. v. 310 They begin to haul up the net by the foot rope. 1777 G. Cartwright Jrnl. 12 Nov. (1792) II. 268 I stretched the foot-rope of the seal-net, and brought it to again. 1842 C. Redding Illustr. Itinerary Cornwall 108 The net is carried..by two strong experienced men, without the least entanglement: one at the head-rope or corked side, the other at the foot-rope or leaded border. 1887 Eng. Mechanic 5 Aug. 542/3 The mouth of the net is kept open by corks on the head rope, and the foot rope is kept down by pieces of sheet wrapped round it at intervals. 1936 Mariner's Mirror 22 17 The foot-rope is leaded at short intervals. 1986 A. Wilkinson Blessing of Fleet in Riverkeeper (1991) 16 A weighted line called a foot rope holds the base to the bottom. 2007 N. G. Gregory Animal Welfare & Meat Production xi. 210/2 A gill net consists of netting secured to a buoyed head-rope and a weighted foot-rope, which keep it open in the vertical position. 3. A rope for tying up or leading a horse, mule, etc., by the foot. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > other gear trainel1283 forelock1467 trannet1504 lungec1721 allonge1773 long rein1775 housing1809 bandage1828 ankle boot1835 setting muzzle1835 nosebag1839 foot rope1854 breast-cord1861 safe1875 snubbing-post1875 toggery1877 crib-muzzlea1884 1854 L. Gibbon Explor. Valley of Amazon II. ii. 38 The nose-rope was fast pulled until the mule's neck was stretched out; one foot-rope advanced one leg; the other foot-rope being then pulled, brought the first foot down. 1876 E. Thorne Queen of Colonies ix. 221 The cow is..‘bailed up’, a foot-rope with a noose is passed around her right-hind-leg and fastened tightly back to the fence. 1907 G. S. A. Ranking Primer of Persian 52 The thief..went up to the horse, undid the foot-rope, then bridled him and mounted on his back and galloped off. 1958 F. E. Ward Cowboy at Work xv. 115 By pulling the horse's head from one side to the other a few times to make him conscious of the foot rope, he is soon convinced that he is really tied. 2006 S. Randles Sun Dog Days (2007) vi. 43 Smokey got a foot rope ready for the big flighty roan. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.OE
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