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Meaning of devil's rope | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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