thumb-ropen.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈthumb-rope.

Now dialect.

A rope made by twisting hay or straw on the thumb; cf. thumb-band n.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > types of tools generally > [noun] > rope, string, cord, etc.

stringa900

linea1000

lacec1230

cordc1305

whipcord?a1500

thumb-rope1601

thumb-band1639

chord1645

spun-yarn1685

hairline1731

tie-tie1774

rope1841

wire rope2001

society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > rope, cord, or line > types of > made of hay or straw

bandc1325

hay-rope?1523

vine1577

thumb-rope1601

thumb-band1639

suggan1722

simea1824

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xvii. ii. 501 To lap and wrap them about with wreaths and thumb-ropes of straw.

1601 J. Deacon & J. Walker Dialogicall Disc. Spirits & Diuels 83 Matters that cleaue together like thombe-roppes of sand.

1678 V. Alsop Melius Inquirendum ii. ii. 155 A Thumb-rope of Sand, will make an excellent Cable for Fishers-folly.

1733 J. Tull Horse-hoing Husbandry xxi. 139 Winding Thumb-Ropes of Straw about the iron Circles of the Wheels, and about the Spokes.

1805 R. Forsyth Beauties Scotl. II. 448 When ready for stacking, they are bound with thumb-ropes, and put on the carts.

1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Thoom-rope, a short straw-rope, extemporized by twisting it on the thumb of the right hand whilst the length required is drawn evenly through the left hand.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	thumb-rope
释义	thumb-ropen. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈthumb-rope. Now dialect. A rope made by twisting hay or straw on the thumb; cf. thumb-band n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > types of tools generally > [noun] > rope, string, cord, etc. stringa900 linea1000 lacec1230 cordc1305 whipcord?a1500 thumb-rope1601 thumb-band1639 chord1645 spun-yarn1685 hairline1731 tie-tie1774 rope1841 wire rope2001 society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > rope, cord, or line > types of > made of hay or straw bandc1325 hay-rope?1523 vine1577 thumb-rope1601 thumb-band1639 suggan1722 simea1824 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xvii. ii. 501 To lap and wrap them about with wreaths and thumb-ropes of straw. 1601 J. Deacon & J. Walker Dialogicall Disc. Spirits & Diuels 83 Matters that cleaue together like thombe-roppes of sand. 1678 V. Alsop Melius Inquirendum ii. ii. 155 A Thumb-rope of Sand, will make an excellent Cable for Fishers-folly. 1733 J. Tull Horse-hoing Husbandry xxi. 139 Winding Thumb-Ropes of Straw about the iron Circles of the Wheels, and about the Spokes. 1805 R. Forsyth Beauties Scotl. II. 448 When ready for stacking, they are bound with thumb-ropes, and put on the carts. 1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Thoom-rope, a short straw-rope, extemporized by twisting it on the thumb of the right hand whilst the length required is drawn evenly through the left hand. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.1601
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