Meaning of devil's rope | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Mortal sin.
   countable, uncountable
2. An open branching shrub (Cylindropuntia imbricata) with cylindrical joints, which are covered with short raised ridges like the plait of a rope.
   countable, uncountable
3. A variety of cochineal, (Dactylopius newsteadi), used to destroy Cylindropuntia imbricata.
   countable, uncountable
4. Barbed wire
   US, countable, slang, uncountable

Examples

“...those who are dragged to the gallows of hell by the devil's rope, that is, mortal sin, and will not confess.”

“The devil's rope was originally designed to keep cows from roaming, Indians from encroaching, and the cowboys from singing their lonesome ballads.”

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