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foot⋅rope

  [foot-rohp]
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–noun Nautical.
1. the portion of the boltrope to which the lower edge of a sail is sewn.
2. a rope suspended a few feet beneath a yard, bowsprit, jib boom, or spanker boom to give a footing for a person handling sails.
Origin:
1765–75; foot + rope
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foot·rope   (fŏŏt'rōp')   
n.   Nautical

  1. A rope attached to the lower border of a sail.

  2. A rope, rigged beneath a yard, for sailors to stand on during the reefing or furling of sail.

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