† slopfalln.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
A cord or rope fastened to the front frame of a loom in order to support the weaver when bending to the shuttle.
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1782 Encycl. Brit. IX. 6711/2.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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