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单词 ropes-end
释义

rope's-endv.

Brit. /ˌrəʊpsˈɛnd/, U.S. /ˌroʊpsˈɛnd/
Forms: see rope's end n.
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: rope's end n.
Etymology: < rope's end n.
Now rare.
transitive. To flog with a rope's end.
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society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > administer corporal punishment [verb (transitive)] > with rope
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1803 J. Davis Trav. U.S.A. 442 Get a rope Cunningham, and rope's end him aft here.
1823 Statement Facts 39 Mr. Burt, or the fifth officer..who had been put under an arrest, three times during the voyage for ropes-ending several of the men.
1836 E. Howard Rattlin, the Reefer II. xi. 137 I would..rope's-end those lubbers.
1885 J. Runciman Skippers & Shellbacks 75 He could not rope's-end the owner of the boat.
1900 G. M. Fenn Old Gold (new ed.) vii. 48 If any man here says ghost to me, law or no law, I'll rope's-end him.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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