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/ˈstɑːt rəʊp/, U.S. /ˈstɑrt ˌroʊp/ Nautical.† 1. A rope of uncertain function; (perhaps) a rope used to lash together the separate components of a ship's yard (yard n.2 5). Obsolete.
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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] > other ropes used on ships
stud1336
studrope1337
start rope1353
wartake14..
warsheet1420
ridge rope1769
heel rope1777
lizard1794
jackstay1834
triatic stay1841
surf line1848
gaff-string1861
head rope1867
jackstay1954
jackline1976
twist line-
1353–4 Naval Acct. in B. Sandahl Middle Eng. Sea Terms (1982) III. 98 (MED) j slyngrop, j stertrop, j boyrop.
1358–9 Naval Acct. in B. Sandahl Middle Eng. Sea Terms (1982) III. 98 (MED) j couple baksteyes, j stertrop, j rack.
2. A rope attached to a point at or near the stern of a boat, and by means of which it may be hauled.
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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 for hauling
tricing-rope1404
tricing-line1769
start rope1849
off-haul1900
1849 Fishing Boats (Scotland). Copy Capt. Washington's Rep. App. 67 in Parl. Papers (H.C. 579) LI. 277 A hole, through which is rove what they call a ‘start-rope’, used for hauling the boat up stern foremost.
1853 Minutes Proc. Inst. Civil Engineers 12 546 For the purpose of hauling the boats in upon the beach a ‘start-rope’, as it is termed, is rove through a hole in the keel, just before the foot of the stern-post.
1919 Encycl. Americana XVII. 414 This is hauled in by the crew and brings a start rope strong enough to carry a breeches-buoy.
2005 Channel Havens (Yachting Monthly) 34 The boat is again backed in and the cable is hooked on to a 'start rope', the other end of which is permanently fastened to the keel.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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