tail-ropen.

/ˈteɪlrəʊp/

Forms: see tail n.¹ and rope n.¹

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

Etymology: < tail n.¹ + rope n.¹

†1. That part of a horse's harness near the tail, as a breeching or crupper. Obsolete.

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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > tail-harness or crupper

after-ropeOE

crupperc1300

tail-ropec1325

dockc1400

tail-band1483

saker1607

c1325 Gloss. W. de Bibbesw. in Wright Voc. 168 E à la koue un analuer [gloss] a tayl-rop [Camb. MS. Vauner, glossed taylrop].

c1350 Nominale Gall.-Angl. 884 Esteles, trays, et valuere, Harnys, trays, taylerope.

c1425 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 665/35 Hec postela, taylerape.

2. A rope forming or attached to the tail, or the hinder or lower end of anything; in various technical applications: e.g.

a. Nautical. (Also tailing-rope.) A sheet. (Now North American.)

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > rigging > [noun] > running rigging > sheet or brace

sheet1336

swing-rope1336

shoot1405

mainbrace1485

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top-sheet1485

smite1494

tailing-rope1495

tail-rope1495

brace1626

stern-sheets1626

trimmers1630

fore-sheet1669

jib-sheet1825

boom-sheet1836

1495 in M. Oppenheim Naval Accts. & Inventories Henry VII (1896) 206 iij hausers of Normandye..abought makyng of vj tayle ropes for the Mayne sayle and a craynelyne for the mayne Toppe.

1916 F. W. Wallace Shack Locker (1922) 81 Make th' tail rope fast.

a1932 L. S. Tawes Coasting Captain (1967) 27 We had a long tail rope to slack the staysail over with.

1942 Amer. Neptune II. 234 ‘Tail rope’ is a short line made fast to the after end of the fore-staysail boom for the express purpose of backing the jumbo.

b. One of several hand-ropes attached to the end of a main rope, as in a bell-rope which requires more than one ringer.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > percussion instrument > bell > [noun] > end of rope

eche1525

eke1549

tail-rope1656

trace1663

sally1809

tuffing1869

1656 P. Heylyn Surv. Estate France 97 There are no lesse then four main ropes, besides their severall tale-ropes, to ring it [a bell at Notre Dame, Paris].

c. A rope attached to the rear of a train of carriages or wagons to draw them back again, or to retard their speed in running down an incline.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles according to means of motion > vehicle moving on wheels > [noun] > parts of vehicle moving on wheels > devices to retard or stop motion > chain or rope to retard motion

drag-chain1791

tail-rope1838

1838 Stephenson & Bidder in Civil Engineer & Archit. Jrnl. 1 110/2 We should propose to work this line by what is called a tail rope; that is, a rope attached to the train, by which it is drawn on the return journey.

1867 W. W. Smyth Treat. Coal & Coal-mining 157 If the inclination of a down-brow be..less than 1 in 28, the empty tubs..must be provided with a tail-rope passing round a sheave at the bottom of the incline, by which they will be hauled down again.

1874 J. H. Collins Princ. Metal Mining (1875) xiii. 73 In the iron mines of the North of England and South Wales..‘tail-rope haulage’ is exceedingly common.

1900 Engin. Mag. 19 724 A main rope which pulls the full trams out, and a tail rope which tails after the full trams, and which then becomes the haulage rope to pull out the empty trams.

d. Coal Mining: see quot. 1883.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > mining equipment > [noun] > rope for moving pumps in shafts

tail-rope1883

1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining Tail Rope,..2. A round wire rope attached to cages as a balance. 3. A round hemp rope used for moving pumps in shafts.

e. A rope for moving a pulley-case in a slide.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > lifting or hoisting equipment > [noun] > tackle > pulley > rope or line

pulley rope1373

tail-rope1844

whip line1894

1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 293 The pulley-case is moved in the slide, either by a long screw or by a tail-rope, which, when the case is adjusted, is fastened to a cleat.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	tail-rope
释义	tail-ropen. /ˈteɪlrəʊp/ Forms: see tail n.¹ and rope n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: tail n.¹, rope n.¹ Etymology: < tail n.¹ + rope n.¹ †1. That part of a horse's harness near the tail, as a breeching or crupper. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > tail-harness or crupper after-ropeOE crupperc1300 tail-ropec1325 dockc1400 tail-band1483 saker1607 c1325 Gloss. W. de Bibbesw. in Wright Voc. 168 E à la koue un analuer [gloss] a tayl-rop [Camb. MS. Vauner, glossed taylrop]. c1350 Nominale Gall.-Angl. 884 Esteles, trays, et valuere, Harnys, trays, taylerope. c1425 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 665/35 Hec postela, taylerape. 2. A rope forming or attached to the tail, or the hinder or lower end of anything; in various technical applications: e.g. a. Nautical. (Also tailing-rope.) A sheet. (Now North American.) ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > rigging > [noun] > running rigging > sheet or brace sheet1336 swing-rope1336 shoot1405 mainbrace1485 mainsheet1485 top-sheet1485 smite1494 tailing-rope1495 tail-rope1495 brace1626 stern-sheets1626 trimmers1630 fore-sheet1669 jib-sheet1825 boom-sheet1836 1495 in M. Oppenheim Naval Accts. & Inventories Henry VII (1896) 206 iij hausers of Normandye..abought makyng of vj tayle ropes for the Mayne sayle and a craynelyne for the mayne Toppe. 1916 F. W. Wallace Shack Locker (1922) 81 Make th' tail rope fast. a1932 L. S. Tawes Coasting Captain (1967) 27 We had a long tail rope to slack the staysail over with. 1942 Amer. Neptune II. 234 ‘Tail rope’ is a short line made fast to the after end of the fore-staysail boom for the express purpose of backing the jumbo. b. One of several hand-ropes attached to the end of a main rope, as in a bell-rope which requires more than one ringer. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > percussion instrument > bell > [noun] > end of rope eche1525 eke1549 tail-rope1656 trace1663 sally1809 tuffing1869 1656 P. Heylyn Surv. Estate France 97 There are no lesse then four main ropes, besides their severall tale-ropes, to ring it [a bell at Notre Dame, Paris]. c. A rope attached to the rear of a train of carriages or wagons to draw them back again, or to retard their speed in running down an incline. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles according to means of motion > vehicle moving on wheels > [noun] > parts of vehicle moving on wheels > devices to retard or stop motion > chain or rope to retard motion drag-chain1791 tail-rope1838 1838 Stephenson & Bidder in Civil Engineer & Archit. Jrnl. 1 110/2 We should propose to work this line by what is called a tail rope; that is, a rope attached to the train, by which it is drawn on the return journey. 1867 W. W. Smyth Treat. Coal & Coal-mining 157 If the inclination of a down-brow be..less than 1 in 28, the empty tubs..must be provided with a tail-rope passing round a sheave at the bottom of the incline, by which they will be hauled down again. 1874 J. H. Collins Princ. Metal Mining (1875) xiii. 73 In the iron mines of the North of England and South Wales..‘tail-rope haulage’ is exceedingly common. 1900 Engin. Mag. 19 724 A main rope which pulls the full trams out, and a tail rope which tails after the full trams, and which then becomes the haulage rope to pull out the empty trams. d. Coal Mining: see quot. 1883. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > mining equipment > [noun] > rope for moving pumps in shafts tail-rope1883 1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining Tail Rope,..2. A round wire rope attached to cages as a balance. 3. A round hemp rope used for moving pumps in shafts. e. A rope for moving a pulley-case in a slide. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > lifting or hoisting equipment > [noun] > tackle > pulley > rope or line pulley rope1373 tail-rope1844 whip line1894 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 293 The pulley-case is moved in the slide, either by a long screw or by a tail-rope, which, when the case is adjusted, is fastened to a cleat. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1325
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