ropemakern.
/ˈrəʊpˌmeɪkə/, U.S. /ˈroʊpˌmeɪkər/ A person who makes ropes; a roper.
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > producer > maker of rope or cord > [noun]
ropera1387
string-maker14..
ropemakera1425
ropierc1440
cord-maker1579
line-maker1667
cord-winder1707
a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Deeds xviii. 3 He dwellide with hem, and wrouȝte; and thei weren of roopmakeris [c1384 E.V. cenefectorie, L. scenofactoriæ] craft.
1480 W. Worcester in J. Nasmith Itineraria (1778) 218 Circumferentia marisci xii brachia, ut relatum mihi per unum rope-maker.
?1518 Cocke Lorelles Bote sig. B.iijv Hycke crokence the rope maker And steuen mesyll mouthe muskyll taker.
1592 R. Greene Quip for Vpstart Courtier sig. E3 Nowe sir this ropemaker hunteth me here with his halters.
1614 T. Gentleman Englands Way to win Wealth 31 Houses, and worke-yards erected for Coopers, and Rope-makers.
1622 H. Peacham Compl. Gentleman i. 15 A Gardiner, Ropemaker, or Aquavitæ seller.
1710 J. Addison Tatler No. 116. ⁋3 They begged Leave to read a Petition of the Rope-Makers.
1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Cordier, a rope-maker, or roper.
1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes II. vii. 195 The men were employed as shoemakers, ropemakers,..and stonecutters.
1871 J. Yeats Techn. Hist. Commerce i. ii. 46 A representation is extant of a rope-maker at work with his assistants.
1946 Mariner's Mirror 32 108 Sawyers, Storemen, Labourers and Ropemakers.
2005 T. Hall Salaam Brick Lane vi. 132 Its population was made up of shipbuilders, riggers, anchorsmiths, ropemakers, mariners and many a famous sea captain.
Compounds
ropemaker's eye n. Nautical a special eye made on a rope.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [noun] > annular quality > ring > loop > of rope, chain, or cloth
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linkc1450
boughta1475
eye1584
bight1622
loop1718
ropemaker's eye1854
1854 C. Bushell Rigger's Guide 36 If the stay is made with the ropemaker's eye, it will be served the same as a Flemish eye.
1883 Man. Seamanship for Boys' Training Ships Royal Navy (1886) 127 A Rope-Maker's Eye is generally made in the end of a jibstay when fitted with a slip at the jib-boom end, and has a thimble in it to receive the slip.
1911 Encycl. Brit. XV. 874/1 Ropemakers' Eye..is formed by taking out of a rope one strand longer by 6 in. or a foot than the required eye, [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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