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Definition of Manropes
1. manrope [n] - See also: manrope
Lexicographical Neighbors of Manropes
Literary usage of Manropes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal (1842)
"He laid hold of the manropes, and jumped up first upon the deck, bidding me follow
him. When we got on deck, the master of the brig was standing near the ..."
2. Cyclopedia of American Literature: Embracing Personal and Critical Notices by Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck (1856)
"... sized duff for a midshipman's mess, and the main- truck seemed not half as
large as the Turk's-head knot on the manropes of the accommodation ladder. ..."
3. Under Sail by Felix Riesenberg (1918)
"Fancy manropes were got out for the gangways, the galley smoke stack was given
a coat of black paint, making "Charlie Noble," as this piece of humble but ..."
4. The Atlantic Club-book: Being Sketches in Prose and Verse (1834)
"... sized duff for a midshipman's mess, and the main-truck seemed not half as
large as the Turk's-head knot on the manropes of the accommodation ladder. ..."
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