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catch-rope

noun

Etymology

From catch + rope.

  1. derived from *h₁roypnós✻ — “strap, band, rope”
  2. inherited from *raipaz✻
  3. inherited from *raip✻
  4. inherited from rāp — “rope, cord, cable”
  5. inherited from rop
  6. compounded as catch-rope — “catch + rope”

Definitions

  1. The rope that a cowboy uses to rope animals, having a loop on one end with which to…

    The rope that a cowboy uses to rope animals, having a loop on one end with which to capture the animal.

    • The rifle ball hit the catch-rope two feet from Buck's saddle horn.
    • With the hand-ax Calem slashed down some saplings and fashioned a pair of half-shelters for them, using his catch-rope to lash the poles together and thatching each with leafy slashings.
    • The catch-ropes used in the workaday life of the cowboys are usually made of an extra quality hemp rope that is exceptionally smooth and hard in finish.

  2. A rope or cable that acts as an extra means of securing a tram car or similar conveyance…

    A rope or cable that acts as an extra means of securing a tram car or similar conveyance should the main cable break.

    • If the head loosens , it is restrained by a wire inside the string — the catchrope — and a red light appears on the control panel .

  3. A rope attached to something by which it can be easily grabbed.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA