rope trickn.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊp trɪk/, U.S.

/ˈroʊp ˌtrɪk/

Forms: see rope n.¹ and trick n.

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

Etymology: < rope n.¹ + trick n.In sense 1 probably punningly after rhetoric n.¹ (compare earlier rope-rhetoric n. at rope n.¹ Compounds 3). For discussion compare Mod. Philol. 92 (1995) 294–327. Compare also earlier rope-ripe adj. 1 and quot. 1599 at ropery n. 2.

†1. Perhaps: a punning or illiterate distortion of ‘rhetoric’. Obsolete.

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a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) i. ii. 111 That's nothing; and he begin once, hee'l raile in his rope trickes .

2. A circus trick or conjuring trick involving a rope or ropes; spec. = Indian rope trick n. at Indian adj. and n. Compounds 1a(a). Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > legerdemain, etc. > [noun] > a trick > specific

card trick1777

rope trick1830

hat trick1840

mango tree trick1876

1830 H. Lee Mem. Manager II. viii. 113 I have seen and taken pleasure in seeing the tricks of monkies on a rope; but I never saw the rope-tricks of man-monkies, (or monkey-esses) without feeling some degree of pain at their various risks, tossings, and tumblings.

1864 Times 19 Oct. 7/6 The ex-King of Oude..told a friend of mine that the rope-trick used to be performed in this fashion. The performer was tied neck and feet and put into a sack [etc.].

1887 Cassell's Encycl. Dict. VI. i. 182/1 Rope-trick.., a juggling feat, introduced into England from America by the Brothers Davenport, in 1864. The performer was bound with ropes in a cabinet, or to a chair; the lights were then lowered, and on their being raised he was discovered at liberty, having been released, it was said, by spiritual agency.

1894 A. Lang Cock Lane 106 Thus, when Ibn Batuta, the old Arabian traveller, tells us that he saw the famous rope-trick performed in India—men climbing a rope thrown into the air, and cutting each other up, while the bodies revive and reunite—he very candidly adds that his companion, standing by, saw nothing out of the way, and declared that nothing occurred.

1907 J. N. Maskelyne & ‘Devant’ in ‘D. Devant’ My Magic Life (1931) xii. 131 We are prepared to pay a salary at the rate of £5,000 a year to any man who can perform the Rope Trick as described in the legend... He is to stand out in the open air... He is to throw one end of a rope into the air, and the other end is to be on the ground. The rope is to become stiffened; a boy is to climb up it and disappear into space.

1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 17 Jan. 26/5 These are no ugly moral questions, no probings of primitivism: Sir Maurice blandly marshals the material..and the miracle (or rope trick, according to one's viewpoint) is duly performed.

1976 Times 4 Nov. 11/1 Wild West rope tricks and magnificent fire-eating.

2009 Contra Costa (Calif.) Times (Nexis) 9 Jan. (caption) Magician John Calvert, 97, does a rope trick with fellow magician Fred Casto during a performance at Bjornsen Hall.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rope trick
释义	rope trickn. Brit. /ˈrəʊp trɪk/, U.S. /ˈroʊp ˌtrɪk/ Forms: see rope n.¹ and trick n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rope n.¹, trick n. Etymology: < rope n.¹ + trick n.In sense 1 probably punningly after rhetoric n.¹ (compare earlier rope-rhetoric n. at rope n.¹ Compounds 3). For discussion compare Mod. Philol. 92 (1995) 294–327. Compare also earlier rope-ripe adj. 1 and quot. 1599 at ropery n. 2. †1. Perhaps: a punning or illiterate distortion of ‘rhetoric’. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) i. ii. 111 That's nothing; and he begin once, hee'l raile in his rope trickes . View more context for this quotation 2. A circus trick or conjuring trick involving a rope or ropes; spec. = Indian rope trick n. at Indian adj. and n. Compounds 1a(a). Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > legerdemain, etc. > [noun] > a trick > specific card trick1777 rope trick1830 hat trick1840 mango tree trick1876 1830 H. Lee Mem. Manager II. viii. 113 I have seen and taken pleasure in seeing the tricks of monkies on a rope; but I never saw the rope-tricks of man-monkies, (or monkey-esses) without feeling some degree of pain at their various risks, tossings, and tumblings. 1864 Times 19 Oct. 7/6 The ex-King of Oude..told a friend of mine that the rope-trick used to be performed in this fashion. The performer was tied neck and feet and put into a sack [etc.]. 1887 Cassell's Encycl. Dict. VI. i. 182/1 Rope-trick.., a juggling feat, introduced into England from America by the Brothers Davenport, in 1864. The performer was bound with ropes in a cabinet, or to a chair; the lights were then lowered, and on their being raised he was discovered at liberty, having been released, it was said, by spiritual agency. 1894 A. Lang Cock Lane 106 Thus, when Ibn Batuta, the old Arabian traveller, tells us that he saw the famous rope-trick performed in India—men climbing a rope thrown into the air, and cutting each other up, while the bodies revive and reunite—he very candidly adds that his companion, standing by, saw nothing out of the way, and declared that nothing occurred. 1907 J. N. Maskelyne & ‘Devant’ in ‘D. Devant’ My Magic Life (1931) xii. 131 We are prepared to pay a salary at the rate of £5,000 a year to any man who can perform the Rope Trick as described in the legend... He is to stand out in the open air... He is to throw one end of a rope into the air, and the other end is to be on the ground. The rope is to become stiffened; a boy is to climb up it and disappear into space. 1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 17 Jan. 26/5 These are no ugly moral questions, no probings of primitivism: Sir Maurice blandly marshals the material..and the miracle (or rope trick, according to one's viewpoint) is duly performed. 1976 Times 4 Nov. 11/1 Wild West rope tricks and magnificent fire-eating. 2009 Contra Costa (Calif.) Times (Nexis) 9 Jan. (caption) Magician John Calvert, 97, does a rope trick with fellow magician Fred Casto during a performance at Bjornsen Hall. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1616
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