rope yarnn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊp jɑːn/, U.S.

/ˈroʊp ˌjɑrn/

Forms: see rope n.¹ and yarn n.

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

Etymology: < rope n.¹ + yarn n.In rope-yarn Sunday at sense B. with reference to the use of this time aboard ship for mending clothes with thread made of rope-yarn.

Chiefly Nautical.

A. n.

1. Yarn obtained by untwisting rope strands, or used for making ropes.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > other manufactured or derived materials > [noun] > rope or cord > yarn obtained from or used for making ropes

rope yarna1399

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > rope collective or as material > yarn used for

rope yarna1399

rope twine1719

a1399 in W. G. Benham Oath Bk. Colchester (1907) 7 (MED) Cableyarn and Ropyarn, c lb., ob.

1591 J. Hortop Trauailes Eng. Man 11 Seuen of vs went in the pinnice vp into the Riuer, carrying with vs a dogge, vnto whom with rope yarne wee bound a great hooke of steele.

1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 16 Then [cables serve] as the rest of the ouerworne tackling: for rope yarne, caburne, sinnit, an [sic] okum.

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 37 The bended Planks are sowed together with Rope-Yarn of the Cocoe.

1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 98 I had made me a long Line of some Rope Yarn.

1766 Compl. Farmer at Trellises The shoots of the trees are fastened to this frame with ozier twigs, rope yarn, or any other soft bandage.

1805 Sporting Mag. 25 76 Bound with a thread of rope-yarn.

1859 K. Cornwallis Panorama New World I. 15 Attached to the rigging by pieces of rope-yarn.

1905 J. Masefield Sea Life Nelson's Time ii. 28 The boatswain's store-room contained blocks, fids, marlinespikes, rope yarn, etc., for the fitting and repairing of the rigging.

1987 W. Hagelund Whalers no More ii. 25 Roy shoved the shaft all the way down into the gun's bore and lashed the harpoon head in place with rope yarn.

a. A single yarn forming part of a strand in a rope; a piece of yarn obtained by unpicking an old rope.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > rope collective or as material > strand or part of strand

strain1589

rope yarn1620

yarn1627

twist1685

ready1851

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > other manufactured or derived materials > [noun] > rope or cord > strand of rope > part of strand

rope yarn1620

yarn1627

1620 J. Taylor Praise of Hemp-seed 10 Your martlines, ropeyarnes, gaskets, and your stayes.

1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. v. 25 Rope yarnes..serue to sarue small ropes, or make Sinnet, Mats, Plats, or Caburnes.

1720 D. Defoe Life Capt. Singleton 193 We..hauled home the Top-Sail Sheets; the Rope-Yarns that furled them giving Way of themselves.

1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Rope-yarn, the smallest and simplest part of any rope, being one of the threads of which a strand is composed.

1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast iii. 21 These ‘rope-yarns’ are constantly used for various purposes.

1885 J. Runciman Skippers & Shellbacks 259 He could clear a ropeyarn held four feet ten above the deck.

1933 J. Masefield Bird of Dawning 287 Liverpool pennants, rope yarns used instead of buttons.

1973 W. Scoresby in V. Suthren Canad. Stories of Sea (1993) 103 There was a probability that a bunch of rope-yarns, straw, or oakum, might enter some of the larger leaks and retard the influx of water if applied near the place through the medium of a fothering-sail.

b. A small or trifling thing. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [noun] > that which is small > a small thing > typical examples of

little fingerc1300

pear1340

hair1377

flea1388

a pin's head (also point)c1450

fitch1550

mouse1584

minnow1596

the pestle of a lark1598

nutshella1616

pinhead1662

pinpoint1670

rope yarn1751

bee's knee1797

peanut1864

postage stamp1881

1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle I. ii. 12 I don't value what you or Pipes says, a rope yarn.

1801 Ld. Nelson 23 May in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) IV. 384 Not a Rope-yarn can be carried away or expended (except in Battle) between this period and September 1st.

1834 F. Marryat Jacob Faithful I. xiv. 239 I can trust Tommy as far as keeping off the river sharks: he'll never let them take a rope-yarn off the deck.

1879 L. Farragut D. G. Farragut v. 33 If you touch a rope-yarn of this ship, I shall board instantly.

1910 R. Kipling Rewards & Fairies 61 They sailed out that autumn from Rye Royal, and there never came back so much as a single rope-yarn to show what had befallen them.

B. adj. (attributive).

Designating a day given as a holiday or (esp.) a half holiday. rope-yarn Sunday: any of various days or afternoons in the week given as a holiday. Chiefly Nautical slang.

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society > leisure > [adjective] > relating to or constituting a period of leisure

feriate?a1500

ferialc1500

succisive1619

rope yarn1823

sabbatical1886

recessional1895

sabbatic1905

1823 London Lit. Gaz. 25 Oct. 651/1 Hold up your head, Donald, as you've been used to do every rope yarn Sunday, when you muster'd by divisions, with a clean shirt and a shave.

1852 Southern Literary Messenger Apr. 195/1 This is ‘rope-yarn Sunday’. The ordinary work of the ship is suspended as far as practicable, and the day is allotted to the men for the purpose of making and mending their clothes.

1914 Dial. Notes 4 151 Rope-yarn holiday, n. phr., a half holiday.

1929 F. C. Bowen Sea Slang 113 Rope Yarn Sunday. In the British Navy, ‘Make and Mend time’ q.v., on Thursday afternoon. The Americans use the term for Saturday afternoon when there are no drills or inspections, but ship's work is done. Their make and mend is on Wednesday, known as Rope Yarn Holiday.

1952 J. V. Noel Naval Terms Dict. 184 Rope Yarn Sunday, any afternoon, except a week-end, that is free of work. Usually Wednesday afternoon is called rope yarn Sunday since liberty is often granted early on that day aboard ships in port.

1962 W. Granville Dict. Sailors' Slang 97/2 Rope-yarn Thursday,..the original Naval..half holiday.

2004 D. Summitt Tales of Cold War Submariner x. 133 All those not on watch seemed to be settled into a ‘Rope Yarn Sunday’ routine.

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

单词	rope yarn
释义	rope yarnn.adj. Brit. /ˈrəʊp jɑːn/, U.S. /ˈroʊp ˌjɑrn/ Forms: see rope n.¹ and yarn n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rope n.¹, yarn n. Etymology: < rope n.¹ + yarn n.In rope-yarn Sunday at sense B. with reference to the use of this time aboard ship for mending clothes with thread made of rope-yarn. Chiefly Nautical. A. n. 1. Yarn obtained by untwisting rope strands, or used for making ropes. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > other manufactured or derived materials > [noun] > rope or cord > yarn obtained from or used for making ropes rope yarna1399 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > rope collective or as material > yarn used for rope yarna1399 rope twine1719 a1399 in W. G. Benham Oath Bk. Colchester (1907) 7 (MED) Cableyarn and Ropyarn, c lb., ob. 1591 J. Hortop Trauailes Eng. Man 11 Seuen of vs went in the pinnice vp into the Riuer, carrying with vs a dogge, vnto whom with rope yarne wee bound a great hooke of steele. 1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 16 Then [cables serve] as the rest of the ouerworne tackling: for rope yarne, caburne, sinnit, an [sic] okum. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 37 The bended Planks are sowed together with Rope-Yarn of the Cocoe. 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 98 I had made me a long Line of some Rope Yarn. 1766 Compl. Farmer at Trellises The shoots of the trees are fastened to this frame with ozier twigs, rope yarn, or any other soft bandage. 1805 Sporting Mag. 25 76 Bound with a thread of rope-yarn. 1859 K. Cornwallis Panorama New World I. 15 Attached to the rigging by pieces of rope-yarn. 1905 J. Masefield Sea Life Nelson's Time ii. 28 The boatswain's store-room contained blocks, fids, marlinespikes, rope yarn, etc., for the fitting and repairing of the rigging. 1987 W. Hagelund Whalers no More ii. 25 Roy shoved the shaft all the way down into the gun's bore and lashed the harpoon head in place with rope yarn. 2. a. A single yarn forming part of a strand in a rope; a piece of yarn obtained by unpicking an old rope. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > rope collective or as material > strand or part of strand strain1589 rope yarn1620 yarn1627 twist1685 ready1851 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > other manufactured or derived materials > [noun] > rope or cord > strand of rope > part of strand rope yarn1620 yarn1627 1620 J. Taylor Praise of Hemp-seed 10 Your martlines, ropeyarnes, gaskets, and your stayes. 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. v. 25 Rope yarnes..serue to sarue small ropes, or make Sinnet, Mats, Plats, or Caburnes. 1720 D. Defoe Life Capt. Singleton 193 We..hauled home the Top-Sail Sheets; the Rope-Yarns that furled them giving Way of themselves. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Rope-yarn, the smallest and simplest part of any rope, being one of the threads of which a strand is composed. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast iii. 21 These ‘rope-yarns’ are constantly used for various purposes. 1885 J. Runciman Skippers & Shellbacks 259 He could clear a ropeyarn held four feet ten above the deck. 1933 J. Masefield Bird of Dawning 287 Liverpool pennants, rope yarns used instead of buttons. 1973 W. Scoresby in V. Suthren Canad. Stories of Sea (1993) 103 There was a probability that a bunch of rope-yarns, straw, or oakum, might enter some of the larger leaks and retard the influx of water if applied near the place through the medium of a fothering-sail. b. A small or trifling thing. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [noun] > that which is small > a small thing > typical examples of little fingerc1300 pear1340 hair1377 flea1388 a pin's head (also point)c1450 fitch1550 mouse1584 minnow1596 the pestle of a lark1598 nutshella1616 pinhead1662 pinpoint1670 rope yarn1751 bee's knee1797 peanut1864 postage stamp1881 1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle I. ii. 12 I don't value what you or Pipes says, a rope yarn. 1801 Ld. Nelson 23 May in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) IV. 384 Not a Rope-yarn can be carried away or expended (except in Battle) between this period and September 1st. 1834 F. Marryat Jacob Faithful I. xiv. 239 I can trust Tommy as far as keeping off the river sharks: he'll never let them take a rope-yarn off the deck. 1879 L. Farragut D. G. Farragut v. 33 If you touch a rope-yarn of this ship, I shall board instantly. 1910 R. Kipling Rewards & Fairies 61 They sailed out that autumn from Rye Royal, and there never came back so much as a single rope-yarn to show what had befallen them. B. adj. (attributive). Designating a day given as a holiday or (esp.) a half holiday. rope-yarn Sunday: any of various days or afternoons in the week given as a holiday. Chiefly Nautical slang. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > [adjective] > relating to or constituting a period of leisure feriate?a1500 ferialc1500 succisive1619 rope yarn1823 sabbatical1886 recessional1895 sabbatic1905 1823 London Lit. Gaz. 25 Oct. 651/1 Hold up your head, Donald, as you've been used to do every rope yarn Sunday, when you muster'd by divisions, with a clean shirt and a shave. 1852 Southern Literary Messenger Apr. 195/1 This is ‘rope-yarn Sunday’. The ordinary work of the ship is suspended as far as practicable, and the day is allotted to the men for the purpose of making and mending their clothes. 1914 Dial. Notes 4 151 Rope-yarn holiday, n. phr., a half holiday. 1929 F. C. Bowen Sea Slang 113 Rope Yarn Sunday. In the British Navy, ‘Make and Mend time’ q.v., on Thursday afternoon. The Americans use the term for Saturday afternoon when there are no drills or inspections, but ship's work is done. Their make and mend is on Wednesday, known as Rope Yarn Holiday. 1952 J. V. Noel Naval Terms Dict. 184 Rope Yarn Sunday, any afternoon, except a week-end, that is free of work. Usually Wednesday afternoon is called rope yarn Sunday since liberty is often granted early on that day aboard ships in port. 1962 W. Granville Dict. Sailors' Slang 97/2 Rope-yarn Thursday,..the original Naval..half holiday. 2004 D. Summitt Tales of Cold War Submariner x. 133 All those not on watch seemed to be settled into a ‘Rope Yarn Sunday’ routine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.a1399
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