Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Naut., a rope leading through a block or sheave at the masthead to send a topgallant- or royal-yard up or down.
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Examples
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"Royal George" had no effect; and when Gardner vehemently reproached the men for skulking from the French, they ran at him; and he would have fared badly had he not placed his neck in a noose of a yard-rope and called on the men to hang him provided they returned to duty.
William Pitt and the Great War John Holland Rose 1898
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We've put our heads into the noose, but we're not fools enough to sway away upon the yard-rope; so you may spare yourself the trouble of further talk, and us the trouble of listening to you.
The Missing Merchantman Harry Collingwood 1886
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Never forget that you have been with a yard-rope, as it might be, round your neck.
The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet James Fenimore Cooper 1820
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Now, shipmates, "he continued, as the master was hurried below," make up your minds, and quickly too; which will you have, the yard-rope or a pitched battle? "
The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba Harry Collingwood 1886
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